tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post2713590203367606304..comments2024-03-27T04:35:59.203+00:00Comments on Alcoholic Daze: Excesses, ears and eggsADDYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-18601508196266788692012-04-12T16:02:59.120+01:002012-04-12T16:02:59.120+01:00I'm very late to this but I do admire your det...I'm very late to this but I do admire your determination in the crack down on alcoholism. It is a major problem and one that is very overlooked by our suits in power.<br /><br />Hope you've had a lovely time with Kay and your mum.<br /><br />CJ xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-48376068893337648402012-04-09T10:03:15.965+01:002012-04-09T10:03:15.965+01:00You see I think it's important to see what can...You see I think it's important to see what can be done to change the appeal of alcohol. When you are a teenager, it may be peer pressure that starts you off drinking, but then you continue because you think it improves your life, you feel happier, calmer, more confident. Let's face it, in small amounts, alcohol makes many of us feel better. I'd like to see research into why getting high is so seductive and what can be done about that. Then we might make some progress about stopping alcholism starting at all xxLooking for Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010049814419812468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-27824477958225720172012-04-05T16:29:03.592+01:002012-04-05T16:29:03.592+01:00An excellent insigtful post Addy and there is much...An excellent insigtful post Addy and there is much wisdom in " In fact I consider alcoholism to be a form of depression and, once sucked in and under, it is very difficult to emerge intact again."<br /><br />Your first two of three prongs of attack are sound also - but I think the latter has not been fully thought out (not by you!) - for although it appears quite logical, the alcoholic will not cut down on alcohol - he/she will<br />cut down on something else (usually food)and families will suffer more...<br /><br />Enyoy your Easter with Kay and visit to mum. Love to the cat also.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-53579327529831812092012-04-04T13:17:14.370+01:002012-04-04T13:17:14.370+01:00Happy Easter! Hope you have fun trying to put tha...Happy Easter! Hope you have fun trying to put that ointment on the cat....Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-81937582530719583332012-04-04T13:07:41.618+01:002012-04-04T13:07:41.618+01:00Regarding availability etc - alcoholism is a diffi...Regarding availability etc - alcoholism is a difficult nut to crack - as you say it is some kind of depression, but self perpetuating etc. <br /><br />I didn't think it was a problem at 16, 17 or 18... by the time I was 24 I thought it was a bit of an issue, by 27 a real issue but I still couldn't stop until I was 41... and I'm lucky I did stop.<br /><br />it is not a problem really until it is too late to be arrested easily - that I know sounds wrong but it is my experience.<br /><br />We need a change in attitude to alcohol - where people are very very wary of its dangers... I still think the govt really don't give a damn as it earns so much in tax - they are only concerned that it drains resources in the NHS - they'd ideally like to reduce people going to A&E etc. but still have the tax income from booze sales... I cynically think the price increase is actually just a way to ensure a fixed tax incomeFurtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-52181308709751095562012-04-04T13:02:54.224+01:002012-04-04T13:02:54.224+01:00my son is home for Easter and has emptied the frid...my son is home for Easter and has emptied the fridge of chocolate already!Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-17288441932833662142012-04-04T10:36:20.535+01:002012-04-04T10:36:20.535+01:00I wish thy would do more medical research on the s...I wish thy would do more medical research on the science behind addiction and help people to work on it medically. Watching an alcoholic in action is like watching a train crash in slow motion. Sigh.AGuidingLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823333742737762759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-34303843554658191062012-04-03T23:42:37.390+01:002012-04-03T23:42:37.390+01:00enjoy .. dear blogger ..see you soonenjoy .. dear blogger ..see you soonSH -ichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682202730223613014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-84195698222126919602012-04-03T21:59:36.288+01:002012-04-03T21:59:36.288+01:00The use of alcohol seems to also bring on the depr...The use of alcohol seems to also bring on the depressed feelings the alcoholist is trying to escape from, therefor necessitating him to drink more. Don't you think they have a tendency to be melancholy people anyway? xoxIrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-62031130408276907832012-04-03T18:27:41.764+01:002012-04-03T18:27:41.764+01:00I think the whole topic of availability of alcohol...I think the whole topic of availability of alcohol is very complex and I would agree that alcoholism is a form of depression. Love the picture of the cat relaxing - mine likes curling up in the bunks in cold weather or next door's flat roof when it's sunny! Enjoy your Easter with Kay and your mum.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.com