Comment on It's almost impossible to deny being an alcoholic without sounding like an alcoholic
habanhero@lemmy.ca 10 months agoYou can freely think that I am one, and I genuinely think I’m not. If you think that I am one, that’s your problem, not mine.
I mean that’s exactly the issue lol. You might not be an alcoholic, but if you were there’s a solid chance you’d deny that fact.There is a good reason why parts of the 12 step program involve admitting and recognizing that there is a problem, and it’s not limited to alcohol but substance abuse in general.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 10 months ago
If someone has problem x but doesn’t want others to know about it, how would they behave?
If someone didn’t have problem x and didn’t want others to think they did, how would they behave?
And most importantly, how would you differentiate between the two cases? Don’t just stop after the first question.
habanhero@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
In both cases I think they would deny it.
I don’t have a solution for the 2nd situation (and I don’t think anyone really does), this is more of a social problem. The point I’m making is that in the first scenario there is a clear pattern of denial for those who need help.
In terms of how you differeniate it, my understanding is if the behavior is impacting your life negatively then you would seek help. But I’m not an expert and that’s not a problem we are solving here.