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Thread #20596 Message #221259
Posted By: Gypsy
02-May-00 - 12:20 AM
Thread Name: Alcoholism
Subject: RE: Alcoholism
And I thought that I had violent opinions on the subject. Without generalizing too much, a very great teacher told me this about addiction (of any kind) "People who are addicted, or have addictive personalities, are generally sensitive, highly intelligent beings. The substance is how they try to cope with the chaotic world." Now, much as I intensely dislike substances (yeah,yeah, Temperance union, anyone?) this is a viewpoint i can totally understand. Separate the disease from the person! You don't blame a body for alzheimers, do you? Same, same. Help those with the disease of alcoholism, in the same way.