Swoosh! wrote:
docLorna wrote:
Swoosh! I understand what you’re saying but Clayton never said he quit drinking. He said he reduced his drinking.
If someone takes 2 tylenol when they have a headache, do you consider them a drug addict? I think not but they do use drugs once in a while. It’s fine.
Doc, in the above post I quoted Clayton.
The analogy you made isn't quite right. If someone says "I quit meth" then you talk further and they still take meth 4-5 times a year, they have not quit meth.
Not trying to make a federal case out of it but a thread for quitting drinking is about not drinking.
I have not drank in 34 years, none, but I enjoy a toke, so I don't say I'm sober and drug free.
Does that make sense ?
Yes it makes sense and I agree with you. What I was referring to was: I understood that Clayton said he quit drinking “the way he used to” because he had mentioned that he reduced his drinking.
Also, congratulations on you 34 years! It must feel great. With the experience and knowledge you have about quitting drinking, do you think it is beneficial to tell people who are trying to quit drinking that unless they quit completely, they are still drinking? I think it might confuse a lot of people to think that if they quit drinking completely, their addiction goes away, which is not true. It’s a tricky scenario. Some people might see the light at the end of the tunnel by knowing that if they reduce their drinking, more clarity will come to them and therefor make it easier to make decisions.
Everyone has their own way to battle I guess.