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To: DMaA who wrote (2818)	10/15/2006 4:49:53 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10087

George W Bush doesn't mean to be mean spirited, politically inspired or slanderous when he talks about his abuse of alcohol, its simply a fact. There would have been little point in his trying to deny it. Too many people knew. His alcohol abuse places him among the ranks of the alcoholic. People who have spent part of their life affected by another person's drinking often try to cover up for the alcoholic and lie to themselves about what is happening. As the Al-Anon literature "Understanding Ourselves" says, While the alcoholic doesn't seem to be worrying about the bills, the job, the children, the condition of his or her health, people around them begin to worry. We make the mistake of covering up. We fix everything, make excuses, tell little lies to mend damaged relationships, and we worry some more. This is our anxiety." "Those who are close to the alcoholic begin to pretend. We accept promises, we believe. We want to believe the problem has gone away each time there is a sober period. When every good sense tells us there is something wrong with the alcoholic's drinking or thinking, we still hide how we feel and what we know. This is our denial. .