Another great article Kate! I fully agree with you!!! My thinking - when you are drinking and you know you have a problem, but you never want to be called an alcoholic, or a lush or an alky or any number of titles. It's embarrassing and humiliating! Which is good - it pushes you towards recovery. Fast forward to recovery - now the term alcoholic is a badge of honor, you are eager to keep others from falling in to the same trap; you are part of a community, like it or not. It is part of who you are - and you have no choice. You can and drink and be an alcoholic - you'll just never find out if you have that affinity for overindulgence if you choose not to drink! We are all addicts, everyone! If anyone took heroine long enough, they would get hooked - thus an addict. I'm an heroine addict who's never tried heroin!🤔
You can rename Cancer to "Cotton Candy", it might make you feel better, but you still have CANCER!☠
Conflicted, indeed! Some days I hate the word alcoholic but then again, it is what it is! I do think that whatever helps you stay sober is what you should do.
Thank you again for your honesty, it’s inspiring. My last two weeks of 18 weeks has defiantly been my hardest. Keep writing and keep helping me grow my understanding x
Another great article Kate! I fully agree with you!!! My thinking - when you are drinking and you know you have a problem, but you never want to be called an alcoholic, or a lush or an alky or any number of titles. It's embarrassing and humiliating! Which is good - it pushes you towards recovery. Fast forward to recovery - now the term alcoholic is a badge of honor, you are eager to keep others from falling in to the same trap; you are part of a community, like it or not. It is part of who you are - and you have no choice. You can and drink and be an alcoholic - you'll just never find out if you have that affinity for overindulgence if you choose not to drink! We are all addicts, everyone! If anyone took heroine long enough, they would get hooked - thus an addict. I'm an heroine addict who's never tried heroin!🤔
You can rename Cancer to "Cotton Candy", it might make you feel better, but you still have CANCER!☠
Bottom line - you can't polish a turd!💩
As someone who is sober for one year, I needed all the help I could get. Thank you for the constant reminders and words. They are necessary.
Conflicted, indeed! Some days I hate the word alcoholic but then again, it is what it is! I do think that whatever helps you stay sober is what you should do.
Thank you again for your honesty, it’s inspiring. My last two weeks of 18 weeks has defiantly been my hardest. Keep writing and keep helping me grow my understanding x
Thank you Julia, that is very kind of you to say... God willing, I'm not going anywhere!❤
That was the most perfect words I needed to here, they were a gift, thank you!