Mate thats classic josh, gets every1 to feel sorry for him, its never his fault. Theres no 4x100 mens 100m team nominated, the final team is on the AA website.
Alcoholics cannot run 10.29, they do not eat, they drink when they wake up, could you run at 10.29 pace if you were drunk?
and sadly not to mention getting the truth seems impossible.
Though many do, you don’t have to drink right when you wake up. Many are “functioning” alcoholics who work a full day job yet get completely shit-faced drunk by 900pm and pass out only to wake up and repeat the cycle endlessly. Very common I would say, doubt you could ever become a low 10 runner doing that unless you were Asafa or Usain.
Plenty of sweeping generalizations being posted
[i]Alcoholism, which is also known as “alcohol dependence syndrome,” is a disease that is characterized by the following elements:
* Craving: A strong need, or compulsion, to drink.
* Loss of control: The frequent inability to stop drinking once a person has begun.
* Physical dependence: The occurrence of withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking. These symptoms are usually relieved by drinking alcohol or by taking another sedative drug.
* Tolerance: The need for increasing amounts of alcohol in order to get "high."
Alcoholism has little to do with what kind of alcohol one drinks, how long one has been drinking, or even exactly how much alcohol one consumes. But it has a great deal to do with a person’s uncontrollable need for alcohol.
This description of alcoholism helps us understand why most alcoholics can’t just “use a little willpower” to stop drinking. He or she is frequently in the grip of a powerful craving for alcohol, a need that can feel as strong as the need for food or water.
While some people are able to recover without help, the majority of alcoholic individuals need outside assistance to recover from their disease. With support and treatment, many individuals are able to stop drinking and rebuild their lives.
Many people wonder: Why can some individuals use alcohol without problems, while others are utterly unable to control their drinking? Recent research supported by NIAAA has demonstrated that for many people, a vulnerability to alcoholism is inherited.
Yet it is important to recognize that aspects of a person’s environment, such as peer influences and the availability of alcohol, also are significant influences. Both inherited and environmental influences are called “risk factors.”
But risk is not destiny. Just because alcoholism tends to run in families doesn’t mean that a child of an alcoholic parent will automatically develop alcoholism.[/i]
Good luck if you’re going to find honesty and truth in track. That’s why I am sick of the sport. I’ve projected my interests into other areas. One regret -I should of done this much earlier.
Not that this is pertinent to the discussion overall but I do not agree that willpower will not work for an alcoholic. Classic example of everyone wanting to put their problems on someone or something else. Though they may need some facilitation (rehab, therapy), willpower is ultimately the only way they will ever stop. They have to make a conscious decision to stop at some point.
Also people do not wake up and start getting shit-faced everyday at once. It is a process that involves a decision. Though I feel for alcoholics and their problems you cannot totally absolve them of any responsibility for their DECISIONS and how those decisions affect their life.
EVERYBODY has their temptations. Cheating on their spouse, overeating, etc. etc. I am sure their are genetic markers for those “diseases” as well. They too wreck lives. Still involve willpower and decisions.
There are parts I may agree 100% with but overall I’m with you. People need to be a participant in their own rescue and that applies to all areas of their life.