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MindMover

(5,016 posts)
8. Hard to believe that alcoholics can be happy and functional with all....
Wed May 16, 2012, 01:22 AM
May 2012

the negative propaganda you read and hear.....

but yes it is true, I know because I grew up in an alcoholic family that was both happy and functional....

mind you, my parents were not sloppy falling down drunks, just had the liter of gin and vodka at the card table and at least 3-4 drinks daily.....

my parents are still alive, 91 and 85, not drinking as much as they used to.....although my father has one two many when mum gets on his nerves.....livers seem to be fine....

I do not recommend this lifestyle for anyone else, am just saying that everyone is different and overall judgments are wrong headed....

AA is free, and that is why it is popular.....spontaneous remission is almost as effective.....

by the way, I drink responsibly....a quart of water daily....



Alcoholism is a genetic condition. elleng May 2012 #1
I do not believe the writer was romanticizing anything..... MindMover May 2012 #4
'high priced old counseling rapidly proving ineffective' elleng May 2012 #7
Hard to believe that alcoholics can be happy and functional with all.... MindMover May 2012 #8
While I'm not a professional, elleng May 2012 #9
I always ask, how big is your glass....? MindMover May 2012 #10
Alcoholism is not genetic. It is very much a learned behavior and yes it does run in families. Let jwirr May 2012 #13
Some Native American groups also have sky high diabetes rates too. ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #2
You are correct in that Native Americans have high diabetes rates and that.... MindMover May 2012 #5
Obesity and diet of American industrial food tama May 2012 #11
Ones acceptable to the social scientist, not just the biology/medical geeks. ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #16
Diabetes may very well be genetic since Natives have intermarried for generations. jwirr May 2012 #14
Becoming whole again tama May 2012 #3
Thank you for sharing your story about hope and change...... MindMover May 2012 #6
That pretty much describes what I have witnessed also. Especially in very isolated rez that have jwirr May 2012 #12
And that unfortunately is correct..... MindMover May 2012 #15
Question: Would Pine Ridge be better off if the tribe sold the beer currenly sold in Whiteclay? OmahaBlueDog May 2012 #17
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