Comment on It's almost impossible to deny being an alcoholic without sounding like an alcoholic

• DeepFriedDresden@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah I'm going to have to agree. I'm an alcoholic myself and this is a problematic way of living with it. Moderation seldom works for alcoholics as it is and by putting your choice to drink on someone else's offerings seems to just be a way to escape any blame should it end in full relapse.

  Everybody's journey is different though so I'm not going to judge. But at no point was I able to stop drinking until I straight stopped drinking. As they say "one drink is too much and a hundred isn't enough."

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  • protist@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You may be surprised at the spectrum of human experience. Among those for whom drinking becomes a problem at some point in their life, a substantial majority are actually able to moderate or regulate their drinking, either on their own or with limited support. There are a subset of problem drinkers who absolutely cannot do this though, and those for whom a single drink can send them spiralling.

    I’m not saying what that other guy is doing is smart, but like you said, everybody’s journey is different

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    • DeepFriedDresden@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Problem drinking and alcoholism aren't the same though. 9 out of 10 excessive drinkers aren't alcohol dependent. So yeah, while many people who at some point have a problem with drinking can learn to moderate without future issues, I don't know if most of them would fall into the alcohol dependency category.

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      • Crashumbc@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s kind of the issue though. There is no distinction in the eyes of the public, many in the medical field, and even those in recovery themselves.

        According to one of the questionnaires about being an alcoholic I saw in college. Every single college student was an alcoholic if they ever took a drink.

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  • Apytele@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This concern has already been addressed as much as it will be for the near future. Thank you for your time.

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    • RonnieB@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Therapy doesn’t stop an addiction. Cessation does.

      You’ve already admitted you can’t control your drinking and have to rely on other people and random chance to do it for you.

      You do you though.

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      • Apytele@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah that’s not what S.M.A.R.T. therapy said, and it’s both evidence-based and grounded in modern therapeutic practices. I’m sorry your only experience with addiction therapy has been the hyperreligiosity of AA.

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    • DeepFriedDresden@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      When I replied, you didn't have all of that info in there. Good for you though, if it works then great!

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