tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817345361425420071.post154834098772754408..comments2023-10-07T06:13:33.676-04:00Comments on Stop, Drop, Recover: from Psychology TodayFireman Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12710409467128106051noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817345361425420071.post-13492115977505532312008-04-05T21:30:00.000-04:002008-04-05T21:30:00.000-04:00Kathy,i agree with your view that people cop out w...Kathy,i agree with your view that people cop out with;"the disease made me do it", but the whole disease concept is flawed. how can we suffer from a disease whose only cure is abstainance?<BR/>Alcoholism meets none of the criteria for an actual illness.Fireman Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12710409467128106051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817345361425420071.post-20067618189102275002008-04-04T10:26:00.000-04:002008-04-04T10:26:00.000-04:00I do believe I have a disease and understanding th...I do believe I have a disease and understanding that is what helped me to eliminate the "moral issue" that blocked me from seeking help. That said, it does bother me when people say, my disease did this or my disease did that. The disease doesn't do anything but except create a compulsion when triggered by the first drink.Kathy Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808513070742589781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817345361425420071.post-83965744442074142122008-04-03T05:56:00.000-04:002008-04-03T05:56:00.000-04:00of course positive reinforcement works. and you ha...of course positive reinforcement works. and you have to move on, live again, become the 'new' you. i see it as a progressive bad habit, as something i'm allergic to, something i can control but never overcome... but different things work for different people, no-one's the same.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.com