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Aloha John and Mahalo for your response to Michele on her question as to if an alcoholic can get sober on their own. Many times I needed the "long" story with the attention to detail to inform me into a greater understanding. My ADD makes the staying with it difficult but the content of your share made it easy to come back to and finish. Again Mahalo...((((hugs))))
I can get a bit long winded at times, and I do try to bring a point home without writing a book, but sometimes it I just can't refrain from putting it all out there.
I believe that we need to tell the family the truth of what they are up against, when an alcoholic mind decides it can get sober on its own, without the outside resource of the program.
In my experience, its like a child being told to be on its best behavior... it will only last so long, a child will be a child. It is relatively shorter if other children are around, and that is what you are dealing with when a alcoholic mind is making decisions about treating itself... a child playing in the closet, putting on someone elses shoes, clothes, etc... trying to be an adult, when simply doing this act indicates its really a child and what they are doing doesn't change that fact, but instead verifies it.
And once again, someone has a closet that needs to be cleaned back up. A mess got made.
John
-- Edited by John on Thursday 30th of September 2010 02:19:08 PM
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Yes, thanks for that share. I do know a few people who "recovered" on their own, but I don't believe for a moment that they are truly recovered. My Uncle who did AA starting 20 years ago is truly in recovery, with the help of AA and his sponser helping him find his way... Thanks again!
