Posted by allisonm on March 17, 2001, at 21:20:47
In reply to Re: What DOES one do? » Dr. Bob, posted by Shar on March 17, 2001, at 19:02:09
> > BTW, it's controversial, how responsible for their drinking to consider people with alcoholism. One way to look at it is as a symptom of their illness. In which case it's their choice as much as hallucinating is for people with schizophrenia.
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> That is very interesting! I never thought of my alcoholism as something akin to schizophrenia, and had not heard that theory. I will have 14 years sobriety in June, and I have to say the "bottle as Siren" is a strong call for me. It always seemed like a choice not to take that first drink. Hmmm, very interesting.< <No doubt we could talk on this subject for eons. I came to the conclusion a long time ago that my mother simply could not stop drinking no matter how hard she tried or wanted to stop... kind of akin to schizophrenic hallucinations now that you mention it, Bob. I do view alcoholism as an illness. In my mother's case, it was terminal.
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