Alcoholism is like gambling addiction in my mind. And I would never compare gambling to cancer.
This is actually pretty much exactly how I feel about it.
Alcoholism is like gambling addiction in my mind. And I would never compare gambling to cancer.
That might be true but with some types with cancer, regardless of choice and behavior, you willl still get cancer. The same can't be said of alcoholism. I understand being predisposed but that's just like obesity which is also a lifestyle in many instances. In most cases it's all about choice.
Alcoholism is very much a disease, an alcoholic who is able to stay sober is still an alcoholic.
I think some are missing the point of what he said. He didn't say one was worse than the other. Both are diseases, cancer and alcoholism are diseases. People don't laugh at other people with cancer, why should they laugh at people with another disease, alcoholism?
People don't ask for alcoholism just as much as people don't ask for cancer. If you think alcoholism is so easy to control... wow, I wish I could go through life as naive as you are.
You mean "chooses" don't you?
I think some are missing the point of what he said. He didn't say one was worse than the other. Both are diseases, cancer and alcoholism are diseases. People don't laugh at other people with cancer, why should they laugh at people with another disease, alcoholism?
People don't ask for alcoholism just as much as people don't ask for cancer. If you think alcoholism is so easy to control... wow, I wish I could go through life as naive as you are.
Uhmm, his last 2 years we sucked. If that would have continued he would not still be here.
yes you are right, but if he was allowed to take care of his problem , things would have been right back to Big 12 Champs
I'm not missing the point. I just don't classify alcoholism a disease.
I think the argument is Alchoholics have a choice. They chose to drink. If they have a problem they have a problem. Just quit trying to relate your problems to people who have got cancer. So some are saying alchohol should be considered on the same level as a women who got breast cancer and dies??? No because she had no choice. She could do nothing about it.
I understand Alchoholism sucks. I think we all get that. It's just not the same as if you catch a disease. It just is not.
None of the "alcohol is not a disease" people have responded to my "then what about sexually transmitted diseases" argument......how would you respond to that?
Are sexually transmitted diseases not diseases then?