• PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    Then please. With your vast knowledge of how ableism and alcoholism works (since you seem to know both better than me), I beg you to educate me. I’d absolute love to hear how you define both.

    • stringere@sh.itjust.works
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      19 hours ago

      Alcoholism and addiction are not a simple matter of willpower. There are physical, neurological causes for them.

      Do you primarily beathe with your nose or mouth? For the next 5 minutes, breathe the opposite. 5 minutes. Breathe only through your mouth if you usually breathe through your nose, or vice versa.

      That’s a small exercise to help you understand what every minute of every day is like in recovery.

      Addiction recovery is literally fighting your brain’s wiring telling you that you need drugs or you will suffer.