Thu Sep 27, 2018, 06:13 PM

Recovering alcoholics opinion

From my long struggles with alcoholism and the therapy that followed I see clear signs from Kavanaugh today. Clear signs of an angry drunk wether it be dry or wet. His jitteryness to his confrontational attitude and the need to always have a glass going to his lips are clear signs that I've learned through the countless hours spent in rehab. And when you have an angry drunk all rational and normal thought processes go out the window. In my mind he did the things alleged against him. No doubt about it.

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Recovering alcoholics opinion (Original post)	Armymedic88	Sep 2018	OP
And he keeps drinking water as a crutch when he get so angry.	kimbutgar	Sep 2018	#1
I suspected this was the case.	BigmanPigman	Sep 2018	#2
Have to agree,	Wellstone ruled	Sep 2018	#3
That is interesting about grabbing for the glass. I saw that but didn't put it together.	Maraya1969	Sep 2018	#4
Mean drunk. "Angry Drunk" covers a complete spectrum, from righteous anger to irredeemable asshole.	hunter	Sep 2018	#5
As a recovering alcoholic with 35 years in recovery.	JayhawkSD	Sep 2018	#6
Thank you for these informative observations !!	TryLogic	Sep 2018	#7
Alcoholism is self diagnosed	MarkEzra	Sep 2018	#8
Yep, grabbing the glass like that is a conditioned reflex. He's pounded many a 'ski' in his days. n	Cognitive_Resonance	Sep 2018	#9
my experience with drinkers, if they behave like this while sober, they do worse	demigoddess	Sep 2018	#10

Response to Armymedic88 (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 06:15 PM

kimbutgar (18,398 posts)

1. And he keeps drinking water as a crutch when he get so angry.

I can literally see the stream coming out of his ears rights now. He is so guilty his body language gives him away.

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 06:15 PM

BigmanPigman (48,796 posts)

2. I suspected this was the case.

His change in attitude in a nanosecond is incredible.

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 06:49 PM

Wellstone ruled (34,661 posts)

3. Have to agree,

noticed that days ago during a interview . Have family members whom display this same behavior. And yes they are so called recovering. One damn tough personal problem to over come.

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Response to Armymedic88 (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 06:49 PM

Maraya1969 (20,843 posts)

4. That is interesting about grabbing for the glass. I saw that but didn't put it together.

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Thu Sep 27, 2018, 07:02 PM

hunter (36,703 posts)

5. Mean drunk. "Angry Drunk" covers a complete spectrum, from righteous anger to irredeemable asshole.

A mean stupid drunk is disposed to inflict pain or suffering on anyone they perceive against them.

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far away, I had to abandon an angry drunk thesis adviser. He was hurt badly, to his core id, but he didn't try to screw me over, didn't abuse his authority blacklisting me, bad mouthing me, etc...

Nothing you might expect from a mean drunk.

I see in Kavanaugh a dissembling mean drunk.

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Response to Armymedic88 (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 10:07 AM

JayhawkSD (3,163 posts)

6. As a recovering alcoholic with 35 years in recovery.

All 35 years involved in assisting others in recovery, I could not possibly disagree more with your assessment.

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Fri Sep 28, 2018, 10:34 AM

TryLogic (1,677 posts)

7. Thank you for these informative observations !!

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Fri Sep 28, 2018, 01:41 PM

MarkEzra (27 posts)

8. Alcoholism is self diagnosed

Alcoholism is a self diagnosed disease. I have it. It took a lot of pain, loss, and suffering for my love ones and myself to find AA and my path to recovery... day by day for over 27 years.

I don't know if Brett K is an alcoholic, but I do know this: I'm saving a seat for him.

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Fri Sep 28, 2018, 01:45 PM

Cognitive_Resonance (1,535 posts)

9. Yep, grabbing the glass like that is a conditioned reflex. He's pounded many a 'ski' in his days. n

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Fri Sep 28, 2018, 02:35 PM

demigoddess (6,494 posts)

10. my experience with drinkers, if they behave like this while sober, they do worse

under the influence. It leaves them free to hurt people. That is WHY THEY DRINK. It gives them carte blanche to behave that way.

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