My personal belief is a women is not weak is she admits to having an alcohol or drug problem. I do however believe that many women who have such problems feel weak and inferior for seeking help or admitting to their problems. I can see women thinking they need to be strong and take care of their families. Maybe because of these fears they may not want to seek the help they desperately need. I know many women personally that have both alcohol and drug problems. From my personal experience I can see it is harder to diagnose women with alcohol or drug problems than in men. They usually hide their problems well until they hit rock bottom.
I believe it takes a great deal of strength for anyone to admit they have trouble with alcohol or drugs. After admitting to the problem you have to then seek help which can prove to be even more difficult. I feel society has put this pressure on women to be stronger now because if not they are as weak as men perceive them to be anyways. One guy told me one time, “You need to be strong, especially if you want the same rights as men!” Can you believe that? I was shocked; needless to say I do not speak to that particular person anymore. I feel betrayed and saddened that this is the world I live in. A world in which a woman, or even a man for that matter, cannot ask for help without feeling like everyone will judge them. Some people are great and are not judgmental, but for the most part people are waiting for you to slip and mess up. Just because women admit they have a problem does not mean they are claiming weakness!
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I wouldn't look down on someone for seeking treatment. I don't think our society makes it easy on women to seek help though. Most of the time if men want to seek help, they just go and the women take care of kids and such. But, I don't think women are afforded that same right. I feel that women are talked about especially by other women, by churches, by co-workers and such. We all need to have a little compassion for whoever is trying to make themselves better, especially in light of the recent tragedy in Virginia. A little compassion and friendship goes a long way. We need more of it!
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