There are zillions of people who say that alcoholism is a disease, but not many of them believe it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We are not cured of alcoholism. What we have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our daily activities.
Once you're known to be an alcoholic, that's how many people identify you, which could be a reason not to talk about it.
I'm tired of hearing sin called sickness and alcoholism a disease. It is the only disease I know of that we're spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to spread.
But I'll tell you something: We had a big family discussion about it recently, my two sisters and I, and I pointed out that we all have the same genes as our mother and we're all susceptible to becoming alcoholics.
I mean, I inherited the disease of alcoholism, and I learned early to get help when I needed it.
I mean, I inherited the disease of alcoholism, and I learned early to get help when I needed it. I always went to people who knew more than I did.
An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do.
People are saying that I'm an alcoholic, and that's not true, because I only drink when I work, and I'm a workaholic.
People come up to me and talk about the alcoholism in their family.
I had to accept that I was an alcoholic, that was the main thing. I think you've got to. But I try not say that I'm an alcoholic. I prefer to say that it's a disease I've got.