March 24

Nahirapan akong maniwala na ang alkoholismo ay isang sakit. Kumbinsido ako na kung talagang gusto nila, ang mga alkoholiko ay maaaring tumigil sa pag-inom. Pagkatapos ng lahat, huminto ako sa paninigarilyo. Hindi ba ito ang parehong bagay?

Pagkatapos isang araw, inihalintulad ng isang miyembro ng Al-Anon ang aktibong alkoholismo sa sakit na Alzheimer’s. Nakikita natin ang ating mga mahal sa buhay na lumalayo nang hindi nila nalalaman kung ano ang nangyayari o napipigilan ito. Mukha silang normal sa labas, ngunit ang sakit ay lumalala, at sila ay nagiging mas hindi makatwiran at mahirap na makasama. Kapag mayroon silang malinaw na mga sandali at muli silang tila sa kanilang sarili, gusto naming maniwala na sila ay maayos, ngunit ang mga sandaling ito ay lumipas, at kami ay nawalan ng pag-asa. Hindi nagtagal, nasusumpungan natin ang ating sarili na naiinis sa mga taong minsan nating minahal.

Palagi akong magpapasalamat sa aking kaibigan dahil ang kanyang paliwanag ay nakatulong sa akin na tanggapin ang katotohanan ng aking sitwasyon. Kapag ginawa ko, mas madali para sa akin na ihiwalay ang sakit mula sa tao.

Paalala sa Araw na Ito
Kapag tinanggap ko na ang alkoholismo ay isang sakit, napipilitan akong harapin ang katotohanang wala akong kapangyarihan dito. Noon lamang ako makakamit ang kalayaang tumuon sa aking sariling espirituwal na paglago.

“Wala nang karapatan ang isang miyembro ng pamilya na sabihin, ‘Kung mahal mo ako hindi ka iinom, kaysa sa karapatang sabihin, ‘Kung mahal mo ako, wala kang diabetes. Ang labis na pag-inom ay sintomas ng sakit. Ito ay isang kundisyon, hindi isang kilos.”

Isang Gabay para sa Pamilya ng Alcoholic (A Guide for the Family of the Alcoholic)

English Translation

MARCH 24
I had a very difficult time believing that alcoholism was a disease. I was convinced that if they really wanted to, alcoholics could stop drinking. After all, I quit smoking. Wasn’t it the same thing? Then one day an Al-Anon member likened active alcoholism to Alzheimer’s disease. We see our loved ones slip away without their being aware of what’s happening or being able to stop it. They look perfectly normal on the outside, but the sickness is progressing, and they become more and more irrational and difficult to be around. When they have lucid moments and once again seem to be themselves, we want to believe that they are well, but these moments pass, and we despair. Before long we find ourselves resenting the very people we once loved.
I’ll always be grateful to my friend because her explanation helped me to accept the reality of my situation. Once I did, it was much easier for me to separate the disease from the person.

Today’s Reminder
When I accept that alcoholism is a disease, I am forced to face the fact that I am powerless over it. Only then can I gain the freedom to focus on my own spiritual growth.
“A family member has no more right to state, ‘If you loved me you would not drink, than the right to say, ‘If you loved me you would not have diabetes. Excessive drinking is a symptom of the disease. It is a condition, not an act.”
A Guide for the Family of the Alcoholic

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