The Disease Accompanied by People Looking Down Their Noses
Sorry this is so long. I edited it for brevity. What is left, I think, is worth reading and considering. For quite a while, I felt a stigma attached to my alcoholism, and so tried to hide my disease. Later, I came to realize I needed to be open about it if I was going to help others recover. That's why I started this blog and announced my addiction to my Facebook friends. Stick with today's post and see if you see reasons why a stigma comes at the bottom of a bottle. The Deadly Stigma of Addiction By Dr. Richard Juman 12/05/12 Is it possible to separate the disease of addiction from the stigma? The new definition of addiction The idea that those with addictive disorders are weak, (immoral), deserving of their fate and less worthy of care is so inextricably tied to our zeitgeist (a thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time) that it’s impossible to separate addiction from shame and guilt.... Stigma impacts ...