All Posts Tagged With: "alcoholic"
Always Think Positive, There Are People In A Worse Situation Than You
From around the age of eleven when I started high school to the age of twenty-two I was not exactly a happy person. One person actually mentioned that I walked around like I had the weight of the world and its problems on my shoulders.
For those of you who may be pondering what issues [...]
Helping an Alcoholic to Recover
How can we help alcoholics recover? Historically, recovery programs have attempted to answer this question but without a lot of success at it. Perhaps you have encouraged an alcoholic in your life to get sober without much success. If you have reached this point then you might want to think about the best way to [...]
12Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | ContinuedHere is How to Stop Drinking Alcohol
Not to mislead anyone - it can be extremely difficult for a real alcoholic to find sobriety. If you are a true alcoholic and not just a problem drinker then the problem can be particularly challenging.Here is a good outline of a recovery program for any struggling alcoholic who really wants to change their life.
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Should I Limit my Alcohol Consumption or Stop Drinking Entirely?
The question for some people who are struggling with their drinking might be: should you try to stop drinking altogether or is there a chance that you can control it?
First of all, if you find that you can control your drinking then this is good. Chances are that you’re not a serious alcoholic if you [...]
Beating Alcohol Addiction Demands Creation
Alcoholism is a disease that affects an entire person. The alcoholic suffers more than just physically due to their drinking….they also suffer mentally, socially, spiritually, and so on. Their whole lives are affected by the disease. Jobs are lost and people get fired. Relationships are out of whack. People drop out of college, lose contact [...]
3Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | ContinuedHow to Quit Drinking
In early recovery it is all we can do to just stay sober for another day. We might struggle to stay sober for a 24 hour period and in order to make it through this tough time we might have to focus on networking and getting help from the fellowship. This is fine but as [...]
3Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | ContinuedWhat are Some of the Different Methods to Stop Drinking with?
For the true alcoholic, the idea that they can just stop drinking is no light matter. Since there are several different strategies that can be used to quit drinking with, which ones give good results in most situations?
1) Willpower - This is essentially the same as not using any technique at all, but only [...]
How you Can Stop Drinking and Start Living Recovery
Most people get confused when it comes to quitting drugs and alcohol, because they see it as a process of elimination. They believe the main point is in getting off the drugs and then coming up with a strategy for dealing with future triggers that might lead to a relapse.
If recovery were truly this [...]
The Key Ideas for Living Sober
The success rates are dismal and depressing when it comes to beating addiction. Based on what we have seen from accumulated recovery data, not many who suffer from alcoholism will achieve long term sobriety and make it stick for years on end. While possible, the chances are not very good. Here is how you can [...]
28Feb2009 | writer | 0 comments | ContinuedHow to Know if You are Suffering from Alcoholism
How can you know if you are an alcoholic?
To anyone who is not struggling with alcoholism, such a question might seem bizarre because they think the answer should be obvious. But it truly can be a baffling question, especially if you are the one who is caught up in the slippery slope of experiencing [...]