Quote:
Originally Posted by GreyWolf
Alcoholism is a disease/condition, like diabetes. It's something you learn to live with, and deal with. Early on, I realised I could sit with people drinking and not drink. MANY alcoholics can't. It's very much individual. I can go to a bar and drink juice/sodas comfortably. I am afraid to even consider sipping an alcoholic drink.
But... yes, we are still recovering, even after 28+ years. It's sort of like saying diabetes is being controlled or treated. You're not curing it, you're dealing with it. For alcoholics, the term is appropriately recovering.
|
Congratulations on your sobriety (28+ years if I properly understand your post). There was plenty of alcohol around the house when I decided to stop destroying my brain with booze. I'm happy to say that our household is now alcohol free.
__________________
In a society where the individual is not free to pursue the truth...there is neither progress, stability nor security.--Edward R. Murrow
|