I saw some atheists on Reddit or the like once going on and on at someone who suggested AA to a legit like life near ruined alcoholic because they require you acknowledge some sort of god. They would rather this guy literally drink himself to death than acknowledge a god.
My dad is like that. He's been alcoholic my entire life. He tried AA once or twice but, like the Redditor-in-spirit he is, refuses to accept that there just might be a higher power he needs to submit to. He's convinced he's smarter than everyone else and it's not his fault he's an alcoholic, that it's just a disease that he can only manage and not cure with the help of God alone. It's sad. I pray for him but I fear he'll just drink himself to death and refuse every chance he's offered to get better.
Of course, having that predisposition to alcoholism isn't his fault. It's the lot we were given. I just wish he would stop being such a faggot about AA and other treatment options instead of trying to find salvation at the bottom of a bottle. Sadly though he hasn't hit rock bottom after 50 odd years of drinking, and I fear he never will. He's not a bad man or a mean drunk, but it is sad watching him waste away because he can't quit on his own and refuses to get help.
My dad is like that. He's been alcoholic my entire life. He tried AA once or twice but, like the Redditor-in-spirit he is, refuses to accept that there just might be a higher power he needs to submit to. He's convinced he's smarter than everyone else and it's not his fault he's an alcoholic, that it's just a disease that he can only manage and not cure with the help of God alone. It's sad. I pray for him but I fear he'll just drink himself to death and refuse every chance he's offered to get better.
His genetically-determined neurochemistry making him vulnerable to addictions isn't his fault.
Engaging in his personal high-risk activities like consuming drugs ( alchool included ) is his fault.
Of course, having that predisposition to alcoholism isn't his fault. It's the lot we were given. I just wish he would stop being such a faggot about AA and other treatment options instead of trying to find salvation at the bottom of a bottle. Sadly though he hasn't hit rock bottom after 50 odd years of drinking, and I fear he never will. He's not a bad man or a mean drunk, but it is sad watching him waste away because he can't quit on his own and refuses to get help.