When I was in high school, me and my friends were drinking. One of them tripped and ate a coffee table and broke half her tooth. It was HILARIOUS.
AA is a hard concept. They push Jesus and force you to admit you have a disease. I don’t think addiction is an illness. It’s awful. But not a disease.
You need to set a date that’ll be your first day sober. Even if you go mad hard prior, at least you’ll be somewhat prepared. You’ll have to find another crutch. Whether it’s working out (which is the best option Bc of endorphins and such), or a club, or fucking reading. But you have to find a new addiction.
I'll admit that I have warmed up to the concept that "addictions" can be a disease.
Decades ago when the idea was 1st presented to me I said the equivalent of "hogwash."
After seeing a lot more evidence and better nuanced arguments - I'll admit that they may actually be onto something with that concept. Not necessary in all addiction cases (example heroin is highly addictive to everyone even in small doses - especially if given sequentially a day or so apart).
But other things like Alcohol is not normally addictive for most people... unless "something" is wrong. I now believe that its highly plausible that that "something" could legitimately be considered a disease.
I have found that the setting a date thing only made me more anxious and drink even more because of the thought of parting with booze. So I'm not sure that is such a good idea... When I started considering it as just an experiment it worked best. I thought "What if I don't drink just for one day? What will happen?" The weight of not being allowed to do it ever was lifted. It's such a huge undertaking that I broke it down to one day, then another and so on. Because I know I can drink any time I want it doesn't seem so hard.
I really need help with my drinking?
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When I was in high school, me and my friends were drinking. One of them tripped and ate a coffee table and broke half her tooth. It was HILARIOUS.
AA is a hard concept. They push Jesus and force you to admit you have a disease. I don’t think addiction is an illness. It’s awful. But not a disease.
You need to set a date that’ll be your first day sober. Even if you go mad hard prior, at least you’ll be somewhat prepared. You’ll have to find another crutch. Whether it’s working out (which is the best option Bc of endorphins and such), or a club, or fucking reading. But you have to find a new addiction.
Cheers, babe.
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Not all AA meetings push Jesus. But they all do require you to admit having a problem.
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Of course it’s a problem. But it’s not a “disease”.
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I'll admit that I have warmed up to the concept that "addictions" can be a disease.
Decades ago when the idea was 1st presented to me I said the equivalent of "hogwash."
After seeing a lot more evidence and better nuanced arguments - I'll admit that they may actually be onto something with that concept. Not necessary in all addiction cases (example heroin is highly addictive to everyone even in small doses - especially if given sequentially a day or so apart).
But other things like Alcohol is not normally addictive for most people... unless "something" is wrong. I now believe that its highly plausible that that "something" could legitimately be considered a disease.
There's a whole chapter in their Alcoholics Anonymous book called We Agnostics.
I have found that the setting a date thing only made me more anxious and drink even more because of the thought of parting with booze. So I'm not sure that is such a good idea... When I started considering it as just an experiment it worked best. I thought "What if I don't drink just for one day? What will happen?" The weight of not being allowed to do it ever was lifted. It's such a huge undertaking that I broke it down to one day, then another and so on. Because I know I can drink any time I want it doesn't seem so hard.