Posted by Rosa on October 10, 2001, at 15:37:33
In reply to Re: please be civil » Jane D, posted by Elizabeth on October 10, 2001, at 13:53:43
We need to remember that some children from alcoholic and dysfunctional homes may have been abused sexually by someone, whether it was a relative or not. That goes for boys as well as girls. Many of us may have some of the same issues that we are dealing with through self-help groups.
> > Elizabeth - Upset by the words or by the sentiments?
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> Both.
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> > Addicts of all kinds do cause serious, destructive, problems for the people around them.
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> Yes, although I wonder if that would happen if they had safe, legal substitutes available to them (benzos in the case of alcoholism).
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> > I don't see anything wrong with reminding people that if they can't give an addict enough support that the problem is often in the addict and not in them.
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> I don't either, but the post I was referring to went much, much further than that, describing alcoholics as "debasing, disgusting and degrading" and adding that "they're not worth any kind of affection, sympathy or compassion."
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> -elizabeth
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