On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:16:05 -0400 (EDT), MayaASO@webtv.net (Nora
Jones) wrote:

>Thank you for your response, Moonraker. Pain is the motivator..and I am
>sure that you are right. Apparently his pain is not that painful..he is
>getting by with a job, house, etc intact...imo, not living only
>existing..a isolated existance at that.

Part of the problem with alcohol is that it numbs feelings. I didn't
"hit bottom" until after I stopped drinking.

That's why recovery can only work for those who want it. Fact is,
there's plenty more that need it, but often they're the last to
realise.

>in my heart of heart if I left today or
>tomorrow I truly believe that there would be a part of him that would
>feel relief in having "one less thing to worry about, one less stress,
>one less thing to "deal with".

Quite possibly. But it could also accelerate his process of reaching
a place where he realises the problem. Nobody can really know, so
you'll just have to do whatever you must for you.

--
Blue Moon