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To: Suma who wrote (1484)12/13/2010 12:58:47 PM
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I may have a different perspective on this than most. I lost my Dad at a young age and my brother in his early thirties in very similar circumstances. No one could have had more support than the brother who went through rehab several times and even moved back in with my mother.

Somewhat like in your circumstance, as soon as no one was looking he would be getting smashed in a short period of time. He said all the right things and did everything that was asked but it was clear he was playing a deadly game of cat and mouse which he eventually lost. And by the end he was no longer deluded with the goal of 'having a good time.' He was more educated on the harm being done than anyone I knew.

I was a binge drinker myself but had not become disabled by it. I continued even after his demise.

So what is different about my perspective? I'm a loner, and about 18 years ago, I just made a decision to be clean and sober cold turkey. I've never gone to a program and my family was not supportive. They actually told me to fake it while at family events to save embarrassment for them. I was told just to fill my glass, then dump it in the sink when no one was looking, advise I rejected. I've lived a fairly reclusive life and have no desire left for the nasty stuff, support was never offered or apparently required in my case. I don't have advise but I do recognize how the decision to stop has to be a genuinely personal choice not one to make others happy.
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