tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post1228581893136425542..comments2024-03-12T15:28:22.012+01:00Comments on The Poet Laura-eate: Why I'm Giving Up AlcoholicsThe Poet Laura-eatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-28616756464429257812012-05-15T05:01:34.519+02:002012-05-15T05:01:34.519+02:00Somehow it almost seems inappropriate to say "...Somehow it almost seems inappropriate to say "I'll drink to that"...your observations are pretty spot on tho'...I had a mate who was always the endearing dizzy one, but when you have to give up your own enjoyable evening once too often to take them home it wears a bit thin! I have cut people out of my life that are too draining, these days I have only so much energy to go round.The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-37104538413814887582012-05-01T22:03:43.545+02:002012-05-01T22:03:43.545+02:00'Recruitment Consultants'- I can see why y...'Recruitment Consultants'- I can see why you were driven to drink Urko! Good luck with your diet.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-65406110434348638012012-04-30T23:40:16.980+02:002012-04-30T23:40:16.980+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.John Eckersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874387296463362537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-48313659214203946352012-04-24T16:01:15.488+02:002012-04-24T16:01:15.488+02:00Steve, yes it's particularly sad and unfathoma...Steve, yes it's particularly sad and unfathomable when someone with no shortage of financial resources and emotional support chooses to carry on killing themselves. Hurtful too as what is it if not a form of rejection?<br /><br />Steerforth, you wag. You have far too much self-respect to descend the slippery slope (or should that be pole?) An occasional bevy is neither here nor there compared to the heavyweights I am talking about. It's not social drinking that's the problem, it's anti-social drinking. Personally I am all for the pub trade surviving as that is the heart of responsible drinking.<br /><br />Anonymous. Thank you for your interesting comment. So they can't die soon enough as far as you're concerned, eh? They must be a hardier lot where you come from as some seem to start dropping off their perches from their mid-40s onwards in my experience.<br /><br />WWW. Thank you. I applaud you in return for your incredibly brave and honest admission. It is certainly amazing when the unthinkable happens in a good way (ie the alcoholic manages to turn their life around at the 11th hour), but I imagine it becomes increasingly harder depending on how much damage has been done, though some people are undoubtedly hardier than others. I agree that alcoholism often masks underlying problems such as insecurity, being bullied at school, social dysfunction etc. Then there's depression, which is very much a chicken and egg conundrum, alcohol being a depressant: ie what starts first, the alcoholism or the depression? And is the alcoholism sometimes a clumsy attempt to self-medicate for one or all of the pre-existing vulnerabilities? That said, we now live in a world where there has never been more help available and more acknoledgement of the problem, so no excuse really not to get help.<br /><br />Rol, it sounds like you learned from your youtful mistakes, though am sorry to hear that health issues forced you to give up entirely. Funny how many former heavy drinkers who give up say they never miss it. I find that very curious, albeit encouraging that it can often be done with fewer desperate cravings than the drinker might dread, though I don't doubt there is bound to be a difficult initial period of 'cold turkey' to adjust to whilst the drinker's mind and body both acclimatise.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-48670714707763551832012-04-21T17:51:08.810+02:002012-04-21T17:51:08.810+02:00I sometimes think I came close to being way too de...I sometimes think I came close to being way too dependent on alcohol in my 20s. Health problems forced me to quit drinking altogether (and I don't miss it... except the occasional Jack) but I do still have sympathy for people who use it as a crutch. Then again, I also get annoyed by drunks... so... I'm not sure what I'm saying. As usual.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-64606129346526074082012-04-19T21:46:57.915+02:002012-04-19T21:46:57.915+02:00As a recovering alkie (26 years) myself, I applaud...As a recovering alkie (26 years) myself, I applaud your post.<br /><br />However, it is a disease and unless there is a strong desire for recovery the disease will win in the end and take the addict's loved ones along for the ride.<br /><br />I've seen utter devastation over the years, along with mind-boggling recovery (Example:one skid row bum went on to found a hugely successful international corporation and then used its profits for children with AIDS). <br /><br />It is not cut and dried. But it must be emphasized that alcoholic drinking is only a symptom of festering issues underneath.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-2342618829160161532012-04-18T16:47:19.822+02:002012-04-18T16:47:19.822+02:00The paragraph about selfishness was spot-on. Thoug...The paragraph about selfishness was spot-on. Though the bit about an 'early death' is wide of the mark. I wish it was true. A good number of alcoholics seem to pickle themselves and go on for ever, making life hell for those closest to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-18705099404626546532012-04-17T23:23:49.707+02:002012-04-17T23:23:49.707+02:00Blimey! I won't enjoy that fourth pint as much...Blimey! I won't enjoy that fourth pint as much next time we meet.<br /><br />Funnily enough, my latest blog post is also about alcohol.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-85216993564891883982012-04-17T22:27:33.144+02:002012-04-17T22:27:33.144+02:00Having watched an auntie drink herself into an ear...Having watched an auntie drink herself into an early grave I concur with your sentiments. I am still angry at her - especially when she had opportunity and money to turn her life around but chose instead to lose herself in drink. Alcoholism is a disease that effects the alcoholic and all those in their immediate circle.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com