Posted by AuntieMel on November 2, 2005, at 16:57:06
In reply to Re: Non-12 Step » alexandra_k, posted by SLS on November 1, 2005, at 18:34:26
"Do you feel that some people are more susceptible to substance abuse than others because of differences in neurobiology?"
Maybe not in all cases, but I believe it was in my case.
I'd been depressed as long as I could remember before I started drinking. There was something in the drink that made me feel normal. Not just while drinking, but the next day, too.
When I quit, I became less functional. I eventually figured out that a huge part of my problem is a dopamine shortage, which the drinking helped. Now I've finally got my doc to point my medications that direction and I'm feeling a lot better.
As for rational recovery - I've not heard of anyone it works for, at least long term.
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