I don't really know anyone who hasn't been affected in some way or another by alcohol. Drinking it in simple moderation can be okay for some, but not everyone is able to control such an easily addictive drug.
Neither of my parents drank alcohol, so I grew up knowing very little of what alcohol could do to you. Then I met someone who became bitter an angry every time they drank. Even in small amounts the alcohol would completely take them over and they would become emotionally abusive.
Eventually I removed myself from being around that person and to this day I wish they would have considered going to an alcohol treatment center. They've passed on now from liver damage caused by the drug, yet their passing wasn't what caused the most hurt. Their drinking problem was.
I guess I will never really understand why some love the addiction of the substance. For me it's a yucky feeling the next day that I simply do not want to repeat, so I avoid the stuff. For others I guess it's an entirely different feeling, one that only they could love.
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I guess it is up to the individual and there are some individuals who can't hold drinks and there are some who get addicted to alcohol that it would a health issue.
ReplyDeleteUnderstanding why someone drinks is a very tricky subject. It's more of a chicken and egg situation....
I think for most who are addicted, they don't enjoy it, but they physically need to have it, to the point where it doesn't matter how they feel the next day. They just swig some more hair of the dog, and they don't feel that way any longer. Wierd.
ReplyDeleteSad, too.
Yeah, you never can tell. There are so many things (addictions of sorts) that hurt others (i.e. lies, cheating, gambling, etc.) and it's never fair to anyone. I just try to remind myself that everyone has a process. And, the processes are all different.
ReplyDeleteSukku,
ReplyDeleteYou're right.
Karen,
yes, you maybe right. I think the people in my past were like that.
VeRonda,
I've never considered lies or cheating as an addiction, but I guess it could be.