Alcoholism

[Scented Nectar]

It's not a disease. I hate when people say it is. It is simply an addiction. I'm really lucky in that I carry the genes that make me sick before I can get really drunk. I can have one or two wines, get tipsy and red-cheeked, but any more and I'm barfing and feeling like shit. I have never had a hangover. I think it's lucky because that meant I turned to the much more physically safer marijuana as my recreational choice. No physical addiction or damage (such as drinker's livers). There is a possibility of psych addiction but same with anything, such as chewing your fingernails.

Back when I was a teen, a good friend was a binge drinker, and some other friends tried to tell me this was a problem (it wasn't, but whatever). So, they took me to an al-anon meeting, where I was totally appalled that they expected belief in a magical 'higher power'. They told me it works for atheists too because it doesn't have to be a god. I tried explaining that I didn't believe in any higher powers at all, gods or any other types to no avail. 12 step programs are shitty. They take up space that secular styled addiction programs should have instead. Make amends, my ass, that should be optional, like magical higher powers should be.