• habanhero@lemmy.ca
    296·
    7 months ago

    It’s because denial is part of being an alcoholic. The same goes with being called a liar.

    • TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee
      9·
      7 months ago

      Except when it’s not. I so much hate this rhetoric. You know what? You can freely think that I am one, and I genuinely think I’m not. If you think that I am one, that’s your problem, not mine. That’s why OP’s question is so hard to answer. Because everybody is just parroting this rhetoric.

      And “you are clearly an alcoholic” comments in 3, 2, 1…

      • habanhero@lemmy.ca
        05·
        7 months ago

        You can freely think that I am one, and I genuinely think I’m not. If you think that I am one, that’s your problem, not mine.

        I mean that’s exactly the issue lol. You might not be an alcoholic, but if you were there’s a solid chance you’d deny that fact.There is a good reason why parts of the 12 step program involve admitting and recognizing that there is a problem, and it’s not limited to alcoholism but substance abuse in general.

        A lot of people who genuinely need help refuses to see or admit that they do.

        • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
          1·
          7 months ago

          If someone has problem x but doesn’t want others to know about it, how would they behave?

          If someone didn’t have problem x and didn’t want others to think they did, how would they behave?

          And most importantly, how would you differentiate between the two cases? Don’t just stop after the first question.

    • Rob@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      7 months ago

      The same goes with being called a liar.

      Every statement I make is a lie.