tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post7384988285348621052..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Guest Post: Effects of Alcoholism and Behavioral Problems with TeenagersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-85329903997060230422013-03-11T10:01:19.831-04:002013-03-11T10:01:19.831-04:00I believe I was an alcoholic from my day of birth,...I believe I was an alcoholic from my day of birth, I was just waiting for a drink, not even knowing it. I think it is telling that my childhood friends are all alcoholics - we had something in common long before ever having the "symptom." I also think it is interesting that offspring of alcoholics, adopted by non-drinkers, are often alcoholic from the first alcohol that enters their system. <br /><br />It is an illness, and it is not volitional. I had the "distress" long before I had the drink.<br /><br />I can recover when I surrender to the disease, and quit drinking altogether. Behavioral modification - trying to drink in moderation - is impossible for me. It would be like standing in front of a freight train, telling it to slow down. Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-76745364158973938642013-03-10T12:34:42.872-04:002013-03-10T12:34:42.872-04:00Great read. Many people don't realize that mos...Great read. Many people don't realize that most addicts always started out with a drink. It is so important to nip it in the bud, like others commented, because they stop maturing and growing when the disease sets in. It takes years, many years to recover. Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248022078323880229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-35006593214695807412013-03-10T07:05:05.917-04:002013-03-10T07:05:05.917-04:00Interesting post, many thanks.
I do think a num...Interesting post, many thanks. <br /><br /><br />I do think a number of teens have grown up in homes where drinking was part of daily life and they internalised the messages that life without alcohol is no fun. They also saw parents come home stressed and say,'I really need a drink.' Teens from homes where alcohol was not necessarily abused but seen as a social lubricant are often not aware of dangers when they begin to drink with a peer group. Teen alcoholism really stops any kind of growth towards adulthood and does so much emotional damage.Mary LAhttp://louisey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-3402733458872956612013-03-07T00:53:58.859-05:002013-03-07T00:53:58.859-05:00My first drink was from my Dad's bottles. I wa...My first drink was from my Dad's bottles. I wanted to escape the insanity at home and thought alcohol was a good solution. crazy huh...Di-Githttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770400058372063740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-54901798316030614212013-03-06T23:38:47.877-05:002013-03-06T23:38:47.877-05:00I wonder if alcoholism leads to psychological dist...I wonder if alcoholism leads to psychological distress or if it's the other way around?jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-4165510088685268942013-03-06T19:09:34.095-05:002013-03-06T19:09:34.095-05:00Love your blog! I've been doing a lot of resea...Love your blog! I've been doing a lot of research into alcohol rehab and addiction and I've found your article really helpful, thank you!Willhttp://www.addictioncare.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-58543555305289783772013-03-06T10:30:58.528-05:002013-03-06T10:30:58.528-05:00solid article...have seen this play out in many of...solid article...have seen this play out in many of the teenagers that i have worked with...and they are not the easiest to get to believe it is a problem esp if they have been left to their own devices...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-9814013040213157802013-03-06T09:58:01.812-05:002013-03-06T09:58:01.812-05:00I don't know the statistics regarding the gene...I don't know the statistics regarding the genetics of alcoholism, but I do know that going to my husband's family reunion was a huge eye-opener for both my husband and my son. It was about 100 degrees in the shade. There were only two groups of family members hanging around together. There was the group drinking and getting drunk and the group sitting around in a circle and talking about their program. All the in-laws were in the pool.happygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16554653800961247808noreply@blogger.com