First Hand

When does drinking become a problem? One might suppose it is physical or mental or both. A propensity for “abusing” the drink might be genetic according to some. If so, it is a triple whammy for such as I. I am, of course, not alone in this. There are millions in every generation who have this calamity to face. To say that this degrades a person is minimalistic. In my case it tried to kill me and put me in the hospital for almost three months. I’ll take the overly long stay as I wasn’t supposed to live the first several hours. Even then, if I managed to pull through, odds were that I would be in a vegetative state until I eventually died. Well, here I am. No applause, please.

As I begin here it is only after much thought as to whether I wanted to do this at all. I have no problem with telling people about this as I know quite well that I am not alone in this. Some can quit through force of will but if it runs in the family then you have to think there is more to the problem than meets the eye. I tend to believe that genetics play a huge role in this detrimental disease. It is not an honor to have this passed down neither is it a curse. It just is and you seem to have to put yourself in this situation before you understand you screwed up just by partying.

Is it the first drink? I don’t think so. I know it is said in alcoholic circles and I also understand why but there are emotional aspects of this in the mental sense. One feels better when one is slightly lit. That is what to watch out for. Stop if it makes you feel better, before the craving begins. It is the same with any substance and there is really not a need for substances if you are emotionally sound. Emotionally sound becomes more difficult in this world by the day it seems. This world, what a mess.

I write this as a staging for what will come. I mention the world as its tentacles reach out to grab us all through our days. It is an unsavory place, this world, and it gets worse by the hour, or so it seems.

I will mention the bible here also as that old tome mentions our world as it was from the beginning. If the bible is something you disregard I will try to make it palatable for you. It really is a sound treatise on life if you read it carefully. Its truth will come to you gradually if you study it. See you tomorrow?

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