Do you think alcoholism is a disease or a matter of willpower?!
Question:
Do you think alcoholism is a disease or a matter of willpower?
Answers:
It's not will power after you take the first drink and are unable to stop. The medical Profession calls it and all addictions a DISEASE.
once you quit, you do have a fine line and moments of rational thought before you pick up the bottle again.
If you have lived with, known someone who drinks to excess and it's not fun for you or them anymore, there would be no doubt in your mind, that this is not something WILL POWER CAN CONTROL.
WILL POWER keeps you from having the first drink once you have been de-toxed. BUT once you have that first drink, you are back on the merry-go-round of denial.
visit and AA meeting in your area.
If those guys could stop with will power, it wouldn't be such a large organization of people who get together to share comfort, strength and hope.
They think some is good, more is better and too much is just right. some people have fun when they drink, some people can stop at one or 2, or 3. but for other's it's the 1 drink and in the can. no can stop/
Disease??? that's what the Medical profession calls it.
Will Power--- if that worked, then there would be more sober drunks, honestly they wish that they could just have 1-3 and stop!
here is alanon/alateen for those who have someone in their lives that drinks too much and it bothers the person who lives with them,who thinks 'WHY CAN'T THEY JUST STOP?"
TRY A MEETING
and live and learn!
what have you got to lose?
Al-Anon and Alateen
Helps families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend.www.al-anon.alateen.org