Is being an alcoholic such a crime really?

It's bad for those who live with an abusive alco but I know of a few alcoholics and they're decent people, the only people they're harming are themselves.
 
JBuk said:
It's bad for those who live with an abusive alco but I know of a few alcoholics and they're decent people, the only people they're harming are themselves.
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You do realise you just masively contradicted yourself?

They aren't decent people, and they rarely only harm themselves.
 
Alcoholism isn't just enjoying a drink. It's a condition/disease whatever you want to call it. It's not a taboo thing - it's a problem, a horrid problem. It's not akin to someone wanting to get wasted on a night out which is what you're stating in your OP, it's something far more deep and serious.
 
My next door neighbour died aged 35 just a few months ago from alchohol abuse.

He went yellow, then green, then his abdomen became grossly distended, then he died.

All in all it took 3 to 6 months for him to die.
 
Minxy said:
Alcoholism is requiring booze just to get through the day. That doesn't sound like a life to me.
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Indeed. A dependency on something which destroys you is so very sad.

Brian8bit said:
Alcoholism sucks. Coinkidinkly, this month is three years since I've had a drink.
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If you suffered from alcoholism, then this is an epic result. Congratulations - keep it up. :)
 
Scuzi said:
Try living with an alcoholic. You'll soon realise how horrible alcoholishm is. It ruins lives.
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Yup, not just lives but almost everything around them. The destruction can even be greater on their loved ones. It's not only the alcoholics who need support.

Never take drink lightly as you don't know where the road may lead.
 
My old fella was told he was an alcoholic or alcohol dependant because he drunk 2 cans of beer a night, every evening pretty much.

I was at his review and they said doing what he did was actually worse than a kid going out and binge drinking for one night because the habit is harder to kick because although it's a small amount of alcohol your body expects it to kick in at 7 in the evening every single day.

I'm not proclaiming that as the truth, just what we were told with regards to my old man. They then told me to make sure you have more nights off the drink per week than on it when you have the occassional drink.

Myself I never get near 20 units per week but it really annoys me when you hear retards saying they are going out to get smashed. I've never done that, I've gotten drunk in the course of some great days/evenings but never gone out with the intention of just getting smashed.
 
kwerk said:
Seems like there is a lot of negativity and taboo surrounding alcoholism, but really is it that bad? They seem to have a fun time and enjoy themselves. If it's as awful as everyone says they wouldn't do it.
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If you're happy with being one (I can't think of ANY other reason you would start a thread praising alcoholism, other than to make yourself feel a bit better about being one) then fine, go for it. Just don't expect your social life to go in good directions, long-term.
 
try having a mother, who you love with all your heart, being an alcoholic

try growing up around her addiction -the hidden bottles of vodka, putting her to bed when she was slaughtered, the mood swings, her drunken ramblings and rages, her telling you she doesn't love you one minute and then she loves you more than anything the next, having to make your own meals, her meals (and trying to get her to eat them), looking after your little brother because she's too drunk to care

try then watching her die slowly of terminal cirrosis of the liver when you were 19 years old, leaving you and your 13 year old brother without a mother

yep - that was/is me

i find the amount of ignorance in this thread offensive, frankly

none of you would be taking the **** if you were in my (or others like me) situation
 
Robot - so sorry to hear that mate :(

I don't think most are taking the **** - however I understand your frustration at some of the posts.

That's why it's important to let people know the realistic side of what such conditions carry.
 
Brian8bit said:
Alcoholism sucks. Coinkidinkly, this month is three years since I've had a drink.
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+1, I'm 4 years on tuesday. Well done bro :)

Yeah, sitting in my room stinking of **** and puke was so much fun, and watching me killing myself slowly certainly didn't hurt my family, and I never said anything to hurt my friends or push them away. It was totally awesome. Oh wait.....
 
Richdog said:
If you're happy with being one (I can't think of ANY other reason you would start a thread praising alcoholism, other than to make yourself feel a bit better about being one) then fine, go for it. Just don't expect your social life to go in good directions, long-term.
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Another obvious reason why someone might make such a thread is if they're really trying to provoke a reaction, it's possible that kwerk is an alcoholic but I'd be more inclined to suspect that it's just the reaction that they are interested in. Hence the denial that smoking is addictive which flies in the face of all known evidence and so on - I know that some people can quit smoking simply by deciding to do so but to say it's not addictive is just plain wrong.
 
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