STATISTICS
“There are three kinds of lies, lies, damned lies and statistics.”
— Benjamin Disraeli
I used to be able to hide behind anything — even statistics. Figures, and the quoting of figures, can expand the ego and keep you sick. They can confuse the issues by making everything complicated.
In the field of alcoholism statistics are important for comparison and research but they can never be a substitute for a “rigorous honesty” that is based upon personal experience. I do not think that statistics alone stopped a person from drinking, but the sharing of a personal suffering and victory can produce an identification that leads to change.
As a recovering alcoholic I need to know the statistics concerning my disease but I also need to know that today’s recovery is based upon yesterday’s honest sharing.
Let me always see the faces behind the numbers.
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