Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Cindy, Is it your/one's choice to drink the 2nd or 3rd or 10th drink? Simply put an alcoholic is powerless *over his/her drinking*. If it were a simple choice, then it would be easy to stop after the 2nd or 3rd drink. It is, however, your/one's choice to take that *first* drink!! It is also your/one's choice to relapse with that first drink. It doesn't make any difference what words or labels you use - choice or not, powerless or not, disease or not, why or how, -if someone is having life or health problems that are associated with his/her drinking. One *does* have the power (and the choice) to accept that one is an alcoholic and need help to recover from that addiction. Recovery starts with quitting the actual drinking and then learning how to live without drinking (or any other mind-altering substances). There are millions of people who have been there, are doing that and would love to help. The suggestions from the list are great and would be a great help once the drinking has stopped. susie cindyruth wrote: > ....addiction is a choice. I don't believe i the disease concept > at all. I have read AA literature but I cannot bring myself to say " I > am powerless " .....I believe by saying that it only gives a person to > feel " well, OF COURSE, I relapsed...after all I am POWERLESS!. " cindy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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