C J 1980
Established Member
I generally think DVLA base their system on 'Risk' which is what insurance companies do.
If like you say you have had an alcohol addiction - can you ever be fully cured from it? Alcoholics who attend AA meetings say that there is a part of the human brain that is triggered by alcohol and most people in recovery will openly say they cannot 'Risk' just having one because the inevitable always happens........the chemical imbalance in the brain is simply not programmed to function the same.
I consider my own brain to be like a computer - it was clearly malfunctioning when I was arrested because I was drinking recklessly and irresponsibly.
My period of sobriety has helped me repair & rebuild the computer but it has warning mechanisms now that warn me of dangers and consequences.
If I ever do take a drink again (not that I want to at the moment) - I am very conscious of the side effects (feeling like crap afterwards!) and my decision making has dramatically changed - I would never contemplate ever going near a car with alcohol in my system. The events of the last 18 months have been ingrained into my brain never to go down that path again which to me is a good thing.
Going back to my previous post - the DVLA tactics have shocked me into a state of responsibility where I now know the relationship with alcohol can NEVER be brought to their attention - there, the relationship has to handled carefully.
My careful method is to stay away from alcohol at this moment in my life because I feel the benefits of abstinence are far greater than they would be if I drank a few pints of beer, say three times a week.
CJ
If like you say you have had an alcohol addiction - can you ever be fully cured from it? Alcoholics who attend AA meetings say that there is a part of the human brain that is triggered by alcohol and most people in recovery will openly say they cannot 'Risk' just having one because the inevitable always happens........the chemical imbalance in the brain is simply not programmed to function the same.
I consider my own brain to be like a computer - it was clearly malfunctioning when I was arrested because I was drinking recklessly and irresponsibly.
My period of sobriety has helped me repair & rebuild the computer but it has warning mechanisms now that warn me of dangers and consequences.
If I ever do take a drink again (not that I want to at the moment) - I am very conscious of the side effects (feeling like crap afterwards!) and my decision making has dramatically changed - I would never contemplate ever going near a car with alcohol in my system. The events of the last 18 months have been ingrained into my brain never to go down that path again which to me is a good thing.
Going back to my previous post - the DVLA tactics have shocked me into a state of responsibility where I now know the relationship with alcohol can NEVER be brought to their attention - there, the relationship has to handled carefully.
My careful method is to stay away from alcohol at this moment in my life because I feel the benefits of abstinence are far greater than they would be if I drank a few pints of beer, say three times a week.
CJ