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Originally Posted by Tsar
Wrong. You can't tell cancer to stop it. However, you can put the battle down. Once cancer spreads you are in the mercy of doctors, and pretty much luck. With booze one always has a choice to put the bottle down and stop being an idiot. My family has experienced both, on more than one occasion.
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you make it sound so easy to put the bottle down. from your own experience you know it is not. anyone caught in the throes of alcoholism does not have the power to just put the bottle down. it takes counseling. it take group therapy. it takes years before they are strong enough to stand on their own, and still mistakes happen along the way.
i am a firm believer that there are only three destinations with alcoholism, and anyone who has been to a meeting with Bill W., knows this: death, prison or a mental institution. that's it, unless they hit rock bottom and have the help to get back up. unless a major life-changing event transpires, they continue down the toilet.
you can't tell alcoholism to just stop it. if you are afflicted with the disease, it is with you for the rest of your life. no ifs, ands or buts. and like cancer, it requires the intervention of a knowledgeable professional to help them back to health. with cancer, sometimes you are lucky and you just cut it out and it never comes back. you can't just cut out alcoholism and it doesn't come back. it is with you for the rest of your life, each day requiring the commitment to stay sober. one is too many, ten is not enough.