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Re: Non-12 Step

Posted by SLS on November 1, 2005, at 20:31:22

In reply to Re: Non-12 Step, posted by CleverGuy on November 1, 2005, at 20:14:43

> Their insistence that alcoholism is a disease that you are powerless against is really spitting in the eye of real disease.

I don't know what the difference is between disease and real disease, but I don't like the idea that one admit powerlessness. If they were truly powerless, there would be no success stories.

I am not a big fan of 12 step programs. I am all but sure that they would not work for me. They don't fit my personality or belief system. They do work for a great many people, though.

Very few things in life are black or white. I think it is important to take into consideration the biological contributions to addiction, should there be any (I believe there are), so that one may better understand the dynamics and work with them. There is an integration between biology and behavior. Decision-making processes are affected by changes in brain biology.

I know one person whose substance abuse is directly associated with the state of her bipolar disorder. When she becomes mixed-state hypomanic, she picks up alcohol and heroin. In depression, she picks up cocaine. When she is euthymic, she picks up coffee.


- Scott

 

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