tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049784595997136589.post9191176419639457681..comments2023-02-15T04:07:37.261-08:00Comments on Naltrexone Key: Treatment or Penance?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18093006547497366339noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049784595997136589.post-90923793257796557012014-06-29T06:22:16.798-07:002014-06-29T06:22:16.798-07:00Nicely said !!
GuapoNicely said !!<br /><br />GuapoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049784595997136589.post-83629718475430026832014-06-27T14:54:46.590-07:002014-06-27T14:54:46.590-07:00That's what I would like to change. Healthy s...That's what I would like to change. Healthy skepticism is all well and good in most contexts, but the idea that lifelong abstinence is required is one from the past several decades. Head back in time fifty years and you wouldn't find many people with preset beliefs about lifelong abstinence. Accordingly, what seems like healthy skepticism now is really a belief in one particular paradigm -- and not one that's particularly well-supported.<br /><br />If we can program the public, we can deprogram it. We have a hard task because programs, unlike simple facts, have zealots and missionaries.<br /><br />I've noticed the same lack of curiosity that you have. It's like most people don't even care -- and that, I believe, is an outgrowth of the idea that addicts are bad people who should be redeemed via meetings and Steps.<br /><br />That's assuming the person even has a clue what AA is actually like, of course. Many don't. Many assume it's actually some sort of quit-drinking program, with no idea that it's really all about seeking God.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093006547497366339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049784595997136589.post-7677710231120651962014-06-27T13:51:38.135-07:002014-06-27T13:51:38.135-07:00I think some of the resistance actually comes from...I think some of the resistance actually comes from a healthy skepticism about quick fixes for complicated problems. When you tell someone that there's a pill that has the potential to cure alcoholism, they're very likely to jump to the conclusion that they're being scammed before even seriously considering the matter. The only way most people know to address alcoholism is through lifelong abstinence; a solution that makes it sustainable for an alcoholic to drink moderately just sounds too good to be true.<br /><br />I've mentioned TSM in the context of a few online conversations about alcoholism, and gotten virtually no response. I've spoken to friends about it, and while some have been inquisitive and supportive, others have nodded politely and bided their time until the subject changed. Even when I point out how dramatically my own life has changed (and I've really gone in the last couple of years from being a low-life to being a responsible adult), no one quite seems to believe me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com