Quote From: valordaveThank you for your support, particularly the part about shame. If a diabetic doesn't have insulin it wouldn't work to shame him or her for trying to self-medicate with sugar. This really is a DISEASE with biological causes, yet it always regarded as "flaws in character" or a mental or spiritual disorder. No question those develop in an effort to cope with a screwy brain chemistry, but why not treat the person in all three ways and not just one or two? Thanks again for your remarks; maybe some producer who reads them will see our point and bring on guests who will say what has sorely needed to be public knowledge for 50 plus years. Nutritionist know about Pyroluria, but Nutritional diseases have not been emphasiszed in traditional Allopathic medicine. I think it is a crime that an ailment that affects one out of ten people is not taught to traditional doctors. So I shout from the mountaintops of the Dr. Phil message board hoping someone somewhere will use this knowledge and get real help for a real disease.
Yes, alcoholism is a disease - a terribly destructive disease.
Thing is this - there is so much help out there - so many groups - free groups -- that today there really is no excuse for not seeking help every single day. I know people who go to AA for the last 30 years or more. Insurance companies cover the cost of rehab but do have a limit.
A diabetic goes for help - for medical care and must every single meal of their live watch what they eat -- so must an alcoholic.