Alcoholism: Disease or Choice

I explain my opinion that alcoholism is not a disease but a choice.

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[imcrazy85]

very good video thank you and very well said

[papabear0311]

@imcrazy85 thank you for the comment

[rymo316]

And you and I may not be suffering from alcoholism, but we are both still alcoholics and you better believe we start drinking again nothing will change. It is something we have no control over at all. Not a choice.

[papabear0311]

I know exactly what you are talking about. And, I guess alcoholism is preventable if we just don't pick up that first drink. It is always there and can be triggered by just one drink. I just don't like the connotation that alcoholism implies. We are not helpless as long as we choose not to drink, unlike cancer or diabetes where there is no choice.

[rymo316]

Yeah...people choose to become alcoholics...you are a fuckin idiot dude

[papabear0311]

hey, what i mean about alcoholism being a choice is that if you choose to pick up that first drink, that causes you to want to drink more and become an alcoholic. You can also choose to not drink that first drink, which is what I chose to do since 1991, thereby not suffering from alcoholism.

[footstink35]

Once upon a time I was a drunk. By the age of 24 I had thrown everything away, was sleeping rough and eating from bins. I have been sober 15 years now and have never once considered it a disease. I was not a victim, I did not have a disease. A drunk enjoys being drunk, he enjoys it so much he does it all the time, eventually he gets addicted, when the fun stops he wants to stop. If he wants it enough he will stop. It'll be the hardest thing he ever does and it can be done, for it is a choice.

[garg411]

Alcoholism is not a sickness. That's really stupid. It's a lack of willpower. You don't catch alcohol or develop it, you put it in yourself. Saying it a disease is just a way to make it not your fault.

[duckjockey10]

@Godlyguitarman you did decide to become an addict...it did not develop then you started using...yu started using then became addicted..use common sense rather than playing victim.....grow the fuck up and take resposibility for your actions.

[duckjockey10]

@Godlyguitarman you did decide to become an addict...it did not develop then you started using...yu started using then became addicted..use common sense rather than playing victim.....grow the fuck up and take resposibility for your actions.

[duckjockey10]

@Godlyguitarman everything that you type shows your ignorance shows how weak willed you are and how you cannot think for yourself....you need to quit blaming a "disease" and blame yourself....it is a fucking choice...you have to use over and over and over and over to develop....it doesnt delevop from nothing.....you drink then develop alcoholism...not the other way around.Take responsibility for your actions.

[duckjockey10]

@evrgrnn5280 its not hate people are just tired of this disease excuse....its just way to make things not your fault.

[duckjockey10]

@footstink35 thank you..

[duckjockey10]

@papabear0311 everyone one wants to drink more after 1 drink. Its just as matter of whether or not you are smart enough to not let it take over your life  and control what you do..everyone has that ability.

[duckjockey10]

@rymo316 it isnt an involuntary action....meaning it is a choice...you or no human beings on this planet have idle hands that forcbly make you drink or take that drug...i am so fucking sick of hearing how you cant control it...bullshit....its a weak individuals excuse for wanting to be high or drunk....yes it is hard to get off of whatever it may be that one is addicted to....but in what way does that make it involuntary??Everyone can make choices...quit using fucking excuses.

[mitchabong]

Dumb, dumb, dumb. Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb

[ndrthrdr1]

I chose to drink. It was a coping mechanism. I quit drinking for good when I left AA, started thinking of drinking as a behavior pattern rather than a disease, and learned some techniques from the SMARTRecovery website.

[sandbar3000]

I like this ALOT. We all have a CHOICE. Remember, the 5 pathways of recovery (mental health) is Choice, Hope, Empowerment, Recovery Eniviorment and Spirituaity. However, you can leave off Spirituality. . .not all people believe in a higher power. I'm not saying that an addiction (to anything) is a sickness or a disease. What I AM saying is that all have a choice to drink or not to drink.