Alcoholics. Blame the Disease or the Person?
Question by Brymom02: Alcoholics. Blame the disease or the person?
My mother is a relasped alcoholic. My dad became an Al-Anon facilitator after her original recovery over 15 years ago. I’ve learned alot about alcoholics, the “disease” , dependacy and co-dependancy, hating the disease and not the person. But Im just plain tired of letting her “disease” be her excuse for everything. No one is holding a gun to her head. She is repsponsable for all of her actions. She chooses to drink, the alcohol doesn’t drink her. Its like blaming the liquor store for selling it. Im just tired of hearing “blame the disease,” “Its not her. Its the booze.” My dad helps a lot but sometimes it easier coming from someone outside the situation.
Sapper87:
I too am 25 and choose not to drink after seeing what it did to my mother and biological father ( that Im not in contact with ). It scares the hell out of me what it can do. I’ve done the tought love. She isnt aloud to see her grandson if Im there. I refuse to go to her apartment or bring my son there. I was having nightmares at age 23/24 about her everynight. I try soooo hard to be sympathetic.. but time after time of being lied to and let down, it gets hard to let the “disease” take the blame…
Arggg! Im a cronic mis-typer. I meant she can not see my son if Im not around. She cant have him by herself and its on my terms.
And yes, she comes from an alcoholic past. Her dad was one.
Best answer:
Answer by intthewaternow
person. its that simple
i hate it when people try to make excuses like” the alcohol is taking over me”
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