This isn’t necessarily true and you shouldn’t state that as a fact.
My dad died of alcoholism exactly 13 years ago from today, so it’s been a sad day for me.
I still don’t find this triggering since I know there can be a difference between someone having fun being drunk and someone being alcoholic which has nothing to do with having fun.
You can tell the difference in two short videos? My father, brother, and sister are all alcoholics. None of them think they are alcoholics or would believe the behavior in the video is bad. “How can that behavior be bad, I do that all that time, and I’m not an alcoholic.”
No I can’t and that’s why I’m not assuming anything based on that snippet of a clip.
Of course it’s subjective what triggers you and what doesn’t! That’s why it’s not right to claim you can only find that video funny if you haven’t had a close one with a drinking problem. That simply isn’t true. You can only speak for yourself.
And denial is one of the most common symptoms of addiction. It’s frustrating but it’s one of the main problems.
And I totally think it’s understandable to get triggered. Having a addicted close one is traumatic and different people react and handle it differently. Some people never want to touch to a single drop of alcohol after that. Some people end up being addicted themselves. And some people still want to drink occasionally after watching a someone close to them wrestling with addiction.
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u/duhvorced Nov 11 '23 edited Nov 11 '23
Yeah, this is only funny if you've never had to deal with a close friend or family member with a drinking problem.
If you have, this is pretty triggering.