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The personal reasons these people had for not looking for help vary with the personality of the person affected by alcohol addiction. “It would not work for me.” “I might lose my job.” “I can control my own drinking.” “You’re just being critical.” “I don’t have the money.” “What would people think of me if I went to rehab?”
Beyond that, addiction is a self-perpetuating condition. Which means that once a person develops a dependency on alcohol, they begin to feel that the only way they can function or feel normal is to be on their alcohol choice. Maintaining this feeling of being able to function and keeping withdrawal sickness away become their top priority. Which is why families suffer. They take second place, in most addicts worlds, to alcohol that keeps the alcoholic going.