What a wonderful and informative morning I had. For health education this morning we learned about the different kinds of dispositions people can have to drugs and alcohol and how that builds up to create an addiction; for example: Someone who has a mild genetic predisposition and a stable childhood environment would have to use much more of a drug or alcohol to become and addict, whereas a person who has a high genetic predisposition and an unstable childhood environment might only have to use a substance a few times to become addicted. Given that I put myself in the earlier category, I must have drunk a shit load of alcohol over the years to get to this point. On that note, I just saw the doctor who gave me a clean bill of physical health, so there is nothing standing in my way now!
Our second session today focused on the positive and negative pro's and con's of changing your substance abuse behaviour. After drawing up the matrix, there were a hell of a lot of reasons to drink and a hell of a lot not to drink. I guess I just need to draw up that matrix for myself and identify my own risk and reward areas.
I have to say that I am in the clinic with an interesting bunch of people, some who I will get along with and some that I will need to avoid (ie. the elderly lady who doesn't wear underwear and wears a nightgown all day).
In closing I would just like to thank everyone who has wished me well in my journey and just keep reading. x Ang
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