I don't like the way I feel after drinking and I'm not talking hangovers, folks, I'm talking about regret. I'm talking about shame. I'm talking about embarrassment. That too, is on me.
Maybe you can relate. If you can, there's good news and there's bad news. The good news is that having those feelings don't automatically make you an alcoholic and today you can take a step towards feeling better about yourself. Today. Hell, tonight even.
The bad news is, if you are relating to me in any way about alcohol, or, oh for cryin out loud, any drug, don't you dare let yourself off the hook just because I said you're not automatically an alcoholic. Because if you are relating to me the bad news is -- you might be. Letting yourself off the hook would make you naive to the fact that alcohol abuse can lead to alcoholism. Has lead to alcoholism. And for many people will lead to alcoholism.
There are so many people in the world like me. Who abused or are abusing alcohol. But hear this next thing: Abusing alcohol doesn't automatically make you an alcoholic either.
Stupid, maybe.
Immature, maybe.
Unsafe, maybe.
Irresponsible, for sure.
Why, with alcohol, does that inability have to be a major alcohol-addiction-recovery scenario? It's a drug. It does still effect 100% of everyone, 100% of the time.
For conversation, hear me out -- this drug (alcohol)effects me in a way I can't handle. Now that I choose not to drink it and live a different lifestyle - can't that just make me sober? I'm a non-drinker because now I am aware of how alcohol effects me and it's on me to make better choices about it. FINALLY, Awareness!
Celebrate that!
Why do we make people feel like there is something wrong with them because they can't control themselves under the influence? It's not right.
Addiction is not just the end result of however much alcohol you swallow, or even how often (but it's for sure debatable). Addiction also includes how you behave and your choices while NOT using.
If you say it doesn't, you're lying.
Maybe you can relate. If you can, there's good news and there's bad news. The good news is that having those feelings don't automatically make you an alcoholic and today you can take a step towards feeling better about yourself. Today. Hell, tonight even.
The bad news is, if you are relating to me in any way about alcohol, or, oh for cryin out loud, any drug, don't you dare let yourself off the hook just because I said you're not automatically an alcoholic. Because if you are relating to me the bad news is -- you might be. Letting yourself off the hook would make you naive to the fact that alcohol abuse can lead to alcoholism. Has lead to alcoholism. And for many people will lead to alcoholism.
There are so many people in the world like me. Who abused or are abusing alcohol. But hear this next thing: Abusing alcohol doesn't automatically make you an alcoholic either.
Stupid, maybe.
Immature, maybe.
Unsafe, maybe.
Irresponsible, for sure.
Dangerous, yes.
For 20 years I let people call me an alcoholic. Because I wasn't sure that I wasn't.
Maybe, just maybe, hold-on to your pants now, but maybe I simply couldn't control the booze. Did anyone ever think of that? For 20 years I let people call me an alcoholic. Because I wasn't sure that I wasn't.
Why, with alcohol, does that inability have to be a major alcohol-addiction-recovery scenario? It's a drug. It does still effect 100% of everyone, 100% of the time.
For conversation, hear me out -- this drug (alcohol)effects me in a way I can't handle. Now that I choose not to drink it and live a different lifestyle - can't that just make me sober? I'm a non-drinker because now I am aware of how alcohol effects me and it's on me to make better choices about it. FINALLY, Awareness!
Celebrate that!
Why do we make people feel like there is something wrong with them because they can't control themselves under the influence? It's not right.
Addiction is not just the end result of however much alcohol you swallow, or even how often (but it's for sure debatable). Addiction also includes how you behave and your choices while NOT using.
If you say it doesn't, you're lying.
Yes you are.
