How to explain our addiction

[tiptronic_ct]

How to explain our addiction

Pan,

Quite frankly, your reaction to LoOp was way out of line.

He is one of the best-intentioned people I have come across on this site. And I rather liked his analogy. That is exactly what the urge to drink feels like.

[Guest]

How to explain our addiction

Pans drinking best to reason with her when shes sober....just saying

[tawnyfrog]

How to explain our addiction

Cut the crap Pan and lose the cask. LoOp's analogy was brilliant. You might like to listen for a moment.

[Guest]

How to explain our addiction

All suggestions are completely right pan........ sorry to go off on the beatn track but I cant sleep and just noticed sheeps avartar sheep you look different sort of sparky and fresh just wonderin you had a ped egg or somethin or have you dolled up your avartar with a fresh lambious

[blue]

How to explain our addiction

A million diff ways would not try and explain your addiction to your diff names on here LISA ....So sort it out Dr NO ..xxxxxxxxxxx or I WILL FOR YOU XXXXX

[blue]

How to explain our addiction

OR WILL i CALL YOU GG OR GIA OR lOVELY GIRL OR ?????????????????????????yOU HAVE MADE THAT BED LOTS OF TIME EH ???????????? (AND SLEPT IN IT ) GO AND GET THE HELP YOU NEED YOU STUPID LITTLE PERSON FROM THE RIGHT FORUM ...THIS IS NOT FOR THE LIKES OF YOU

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How to explain our addiction

zEN YOUR A FELLOW sCOT ////////////////////////////////

[blue]

How to explain our addiction

Zen ,,,,,Your are a fellow Scot and you will know when I say I am SCUNNERED with the ramblings of this BINT So I'm SAYING to HER COME AHEAD IF YOU THINK YOU ARE HARD ENOUGH

[Guitarista]

How to explain our addiction

Err, you okay Zen? I must've missed something.

Pan, I think Zen's idea of sending the person a book, website link, or maybe some scientific info about addiction etc, is a good one.

[fickle]

How to explain our addiction

Good subject to raise Pan,

I've tried to explain it to many a GP and they don't get it. I also know people with other addictions such as pot, heroin or anything else who, if not addicted to alcohol, don't get it either. It is a rare person who can understand it and they usually have had some personal experience, either themselves directly or through a loved one. I personally have never yet even found a drug & alcohol counsellor who actually understands. They always have so many assumptions based on their own experience. However, many others on this site have kept on searching and found the right one.

This is an extremely complex web of addiction/emotional/nutritional/spiritual disorder going on. It takes a lot of time and energy to unravel. Few people have the patience, even for themselves.

So, at the end of the day, if your particular friend WANTS to understand then they just might make the effort. If they DONT WANT to understand then they wont. There is always Roberta's MWO book - if you have a copy that is a great place to start. If you don't, it's downloadable. What Mr G said is also very sensible.

Good luck and take care of yourself my friend. If your friend is not prepared to make the effort, then you must make it on your own.. something many of us have had to do. I will also add, just as a thought provoker, in hindsight after leaving my last partner I realised one of the main reasons I got in so much trouble was him and the mind games he played.

So please take time & space to take stock of your lilfe, your relationships and do what is right for you. :l


PS: I think Zenners made a couple of posts accidentally on the wrong thread.. have seen it before with others