Quit drinking and overcome alcoholism

You may have noticed a option to subscribe for a free course when you opened this site. I recommend you give it a try it contains all of the information I used to quit drinking for good. I didn’t need Alcoholics Anonymous, I did it all on my own and that was over two years ago.

I’ve never relapsed and today I am not bothered by alcohol in the slightest.

If you would like to be the same and reclaim your dignity and improve your life, then I strongly urge you to sign up for the course.

It may very well be the best thing you have ever done.

It annoys me that many people refer to alcoholism as a disease, this model is upheld by alcoholics anonymous and implies that alcoholism can be contracted like a virus and is something that we have no control over. It’s convenient to call alcoholism a disease because then we can absolve our responsibility as addicts.

If we call alcoholism a disease then we are accepting that we cannot control our use of alcohol from the outset, are powerless over our alcohol consumption, are spiritually inadequate and need to surrender ourselves to a higher power and accept that we will have the disease for the rest of our lives.

This type of belief takes away your own personal power and strength and will keep you addicted.

Alcoholism can be broken down into into three stages, the early stage, middle stage and end stage. Alcoholism stages develop over a series of years. Alcoholism is a problem where alcohol drink intake is at a level that iis disruptive to physical or mental health, and also impacts negatively ion social, family or occupational obligations.
Consuming no more than one or two drinks per day for healthy men and a drink a day for healthy non-pregnant women are generally considered acceptable alcohol consumption without health risks. However, as the amount or frequency of drinking increases, the earliest of the alcoholism stages can develop as a result.

Alcoholism Early stage
In the first stage ofalcoholism the individual begins to depend upon alcohol to influence their mood. They drink to allieviate problems, and become increasingly preocupied with thoughts about drinking.l. The individual and other people close to them may not realize that they are in the earliest stage of alcoholism. As addiction takes hold, tolerance is developed and it takes more and more alcohol to achieve the desired effect. Frequently, the individual can take large amounts of alcohol without seeming inebriated.
In the early stage, the body adapts to increasing amounts of alcohol and a person’s functions are likely to be improved as blood alcohol levels rise. For example, they can behave normally and walk in a straight line without difficulty. However, with continued alcohol intake over time, the body starts to lose its power to cope with high alcohol levels and as a result when the alcoholic stops drinking and their blood alcohol level decreases, thinking, talking or walking functions deteriorate, and they have progressed to the next of the stage of alcoholism.
Middle Alcoholism Stage
The need and to drink becomes more and more intense. Drinking greater amounts and more frequently has started tooccur and the individual is likely to drink early in the day The alcoholic has started to lose control of their drinking, and the body is no longer effective at processing alcohol as it did before and as tolerance diminishes they become intoxicated easily and withdrawal symptoms get more severe when alcohol is reduced.
The individual might now realize that they have a drinking problem, and other people might notice as well. Regrettably, the alcoholic is unable to judge how much alcohol they can handle. The drinker denies to themselves and other people that alcohol is a problem to avoid their inner turmoil. Hangovers, blackouts and stomach problems start to occur on a regular basis.
End Stage Alcoholism
As alcoholism advances, the alcoholic has become preoccupied with drinking to the exclusion of almost everything else. Everybody can tell that there is a major problem. During the llast stage of alcoholism the mental and physical health of the alcoholic are severely deteriorating. Many of the body’s organs have been harmed and the alcoholic is susceptible to disease. Relationships both at home and socially may have been gravely damaged, and there can be growing financial and legal problems due to the alcoholic’s inability to control alcohol.
Malnutrition has become a problem as large amounts of alcohol interferes with the digestion process and the passage of nutrients from the intestines to the bloodstream. Liver function has been impaired and conversion of nutrients into a useable form is no longer effective. The damaged cells are unable to repair themselves and deterioration continues. Nutritional deficiencies cause a plethora of associated problems. For example, vitamin B-1 deficiency is a common problem resulting in decreased mental alertness and appetite, tiredness, mental confusion and emotional instability.
If the alcoholic continues to drink, alcohol will cause the death of the alcoholic, from suicide, accidents or related injuries.
If you recognize any of these traits in either yourself or someone you love,please do something about it before it is too late.

When you quit drinking it will be hard and you will be exposed frequently to temptation. In the early days you may find it hard to pass the alcohol isle in the supermarket and you can expect the inner voice of your addiction to be battling with your willpower. I would recommend that you try to avoid the places and people you associate with drinking in the early days or it is likely that you will succumb to temptation.

It took me a few weeks before I became comfortable around alcohol and there have been times when I found it hard. To beat alcohol you might find it helpful to give yourself “choice”, what I mean by that is that you acknowledge that you can drink if you want to but you choose not to.

If you use “choice” then you will be able to overcome the anger and frustration that you will feel about not being able to drink and it will be a lot easier to stay sober. This is why Alcoholics Anonymous fails, because members are told that it is ok to have a relapse. That in essence allows you to fail and gives you permission to “go on a bender” when things get tough.

Make a list of why you quit drinking and put it somewhere where you can see it regularly, do you really want to go back to such a self-destructive habit? Remind yourself of all the bad times that you had as a result of your drinking. You may have fond memories of being drunk, but the bad ones will by far outweigh the good. Remember this as it is important and will stop you from returning to drink.

It has been over two years for me and I have only been tempted to drink on two occasions, both whilst on holiday in Spain. Holidays and seasonal festivities will be hard, but as long as you remember why you quit and why you want to stay sober you will succeed, I am a living example of that fact.

Rational Recovery, was founded in 1986 by Jack and Lois Trimpey and offers an abstinence-based solution for stopping drinking and are the bitter arch-rivals of Alcoholics Anonymous.”

The Rational Recovery (RR) program is based upon the Addictive Voice Recognition Technique� (AVRT), which is a method of identifying with your addiction.It is based on a Structural Model of Addiction and a free crash course in AVRT is demonstrated on the Rational Recovery web site in the form of 28 flash cards. Many people (myself included) have benefited from this approach to quitting drinking.

Don’t be put off by Jack’s intense dislike of Alcoholics Anonymous, I understand completely where he is coming from. When I quit drinking I tried AA and they didn’t like the fact that I believed I was strong enough to beat alcohol on my own. I was ridiculed and was told I would fail and yet here I am over two years later without a relapse.

Jack believes that AA is a cult” he calls it a “radical cult, an evil cult, a widespread cult, and a dangerous cult” and a “cancer on the soul of the nation.” He also claims, “Chemical dependency counseling is a professional guild created by AA in order for its members to practice stepcraft in public institutions and agencies.”

I couldn’t agree more, AA uses brainwashing techniques for the members who question their methods. I experienced this first hand when they attempted to get me to attend 90 meetings in 90 days. They had given up trying to get me to change my beliefs about self empowerment, realized that I didn’t believe I was a Dry drunk (someone who has quit drinking but still has all the problems), that I was condemned to die if I didn’t give in to their system etc.

I saw AA for what it really was and I was having no part of it!

Try Rational Recover before AA you may well find that it is all you need to stop drinking for good. Take me for example, I quit drinking and know I will never start again. Nobody in AA can say that!

Visit Rational Recovery, it may be all you need to stop drinking for good.

Rob

Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions. In common and historic usage, alcoholism refers to any condition that results in the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages despite the health problems and negative social consequences it causes.

The Journal of the American Medical Association defines alcoholism as “a primary, chronic disease characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking.

The term “alcoholism” was first used in 1849 by the physician Magnus Huss to describe the systematic adverse effects of alcohol. The modern medical definition of alcoholism has been revised numerous times since then. It is common for a person suffering from alcoholism to drink well after physical health effects start to manifest.

The social problems arising from alcoholism can be significant. Because alcohol use disorders are perceived as impacting society as a whole, governments and parliaments have formed alcohol policies in order to reduce the harm of alcoholism. A variety of medications may be prescribed as part of treatment for alcoholism. Acamprosate (also known as Campral) is thought to stabilize the chemical balance of the brain that would otherwise be disrupted by alcoholism.

The quantity, frequency and regularity of alcohol consumption required to develop alcoholism varies greatly from person to person. According to the APA Dictionary of Psychology, alcoholism is the popular term for alcohol dependence. Those who approach alcoholism as a medical condition or disease recommend differing treatments than, for instance, those who approach the condition as one of social choice. The treatment community for alcoholism typically supports an abstinence-based zero tolerance approach; however, there are some who promote a harm-reduction approach as well. The effectiveness of alcoholism treatments varies widely.

If an alcoholic is defiant about getting help, what can you do about it? Alcoholics do not react very well to advice, suggestions, or threats. One would imagine that under these circumstances an alcoholic is condemned to oblivion. You must recognize that the alcoholic is desperate to get more and more alcohol, and as a result may lie, cheat and steal in order to do so.

Put simply, an alcoholic is a person whose life is controlled by alcohol and they are sick. However if the alcoholic is sick why doesn’t he or she just go to the hospital? This is because in the early stages of alcoholism, the alcoholic does not look sick or in pain, or is apparently abnormal. Alcoholics do not get the picture that they will become a very sick person, and neither do the people around them.

By the time an alcoholic is in the late stage they are often illogical, deluded, and unable to see what has happened. The alcoholic is plainly not aware of what is going on in their body and is in a constant state of denial.Being an alcoholic is not a curse. The alcoholic is a sick and should be treated as such. Alcoholics are born with a inherited, genetic sensitivity to addiction because of their brain chemistry. Alcoholics need to ingest alcohol before the addiction takes hold. Alcoholism is a growing disease, and without treatment it only gets tougher to beat.

If an alcoholic is unwilling to seek help, how can you get them to receive treatment? The court system forces alcoholics to receive treatment all the time and rehab centers are overflowing with people who don’t want to be there. The real question is, will forcing an alcoholic into treatment assure recovery? The answer is no, because the alcoholic can only quit when they are ready to and when they realizethat they have a problem. No alcoholic is hopeless. If you are attempting to get an alcoholic to quit, you have to accept the fact that they are sick, controlled by an illness they cannot control, and neither can you. The alcoholic is addicted and an addict cannot easily stop on their own.

The first step in treating the alcoholic is the detoxification stage and the alcoholic must truly want to stop drinking or detoxification will not lead to continued abstinence. The biggest hurdle to overcome is for an alcoholic to accept that they have a drinking problem.

An alcoholic can only be helped (and is worth helping) only if they decide not to drink. Once an alcoholic is in treatment, it is likely that they will be asked to join Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings, usually daily. This however is no guarantee for continued abstinence as many people try and fail with AA. The right alcohol recovery program depends upon the severity of the condition and the nature of the alcoholic and most importantly how committed and motivated they are. A big component of getting the alcoholic into treatment, is defeating the hurdle they face of actually accepting treatment. Many of the hurdles are delusional, but to the alcoholic they are impassible. The hurdles are manufactured from fear, dishonor, embarrassment, and denial. The uncertainty of a future without alcohol is enough to trigger too much stress and they will refuse treatment. We may never understand what causes alcoholism, and (AA) is only one of many recognized methods for treating alcoholism.

More than 700,000 Americans receive alcoholism treatment of one kind or another on any given day. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the best known treatment option for a recovering alcoholic, but it is not the best. Another program which should be given some attention is Rational Recovery. Rational recovery is a far more effective method of addressing addictions and I personally believe that if the alcoholic really wants to quit drinking then Rational Recovery is the program they should be looking at

Overcoming denial and enabling is often the first step to successful recovery for the alcoholic. Treatment only works if the alcoholic is ready and forcing a treatment program on an alcoholic will be doomed to failure. If an alcoholic is going to get anything positive out of an alcohol treatment program, they must be willing and receptive

At the end of the day It’s up to the alcoholic to take action and to do something about their problem. Doing so will empower them and make them stronger individuals. If someone you love has is an alcoholic do what you can to make them aware of their problem by talking about it, but don’t lecture them or they will switch off. Try making them aware of the bad things that their alcoholism brings about, try to encourage them to think about better ways of finding enjoyment.

Free ebook describing the hazards and effects of drinking alcohol to excess. May act as an “eye opener” if you believe you may have a problem with alcohol.

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Here’s some good reasons for stopping drinking, obviously there are many more, but anyone with a drinking problem will recognize that a life without alcohol does indeed have it’s benefits.

1. To stop alcohol from causing you to question what kind of person you are, to stop alcohol from making you feel like you aren’t good enough, to stop alcohol from affecting how you feel about yourself

2. You can save money.

3. You do not have blackouts and you do not have to wake up with a hangover anymore.

4. You never have regrets or shame at what you did last night.

5. Feel good emotionally and feel fitter as you are not poisoning your body.

6. You don’t have to worry about what you texted the night before, or who you called whilst drunk and what you said.

7. You can start accomplishing the important goals you want in your life.

8. You won’t feel sick all of the time.

Alcohol impacts on so many affairs in your life. It damages your self-confidence and makes you feel that you are a failure and useless. It keeps you depressed and gives you a grim outlook on life.

Even worse, it seems that it will be inconceivable to quit drinking for good. Every time you say to yourself you are going to quit drinking for good, you are driven to pick up another drink. Alcohol has a strong hold on you and it won’t let go.Do you really deserve this kind of punishment? Do something about it and get some help whilst you still can!

My children are pleased that I quit drinking because they now have a reliable father who doesn’t let them down frequently because of alcohol. They like the fact that I don’t fall asleep on them all the time, that they can wake me if they need to. That we can go out and enjoy summer days because I’m always sober enough to drive.Quitting drinking has improved my relationship with my children and it’s really great.

If alcohol is making you forsake the relationship you have with your children. GIVE UP!!! It really isn’t worth ruining your relationship with your children. If you quit drinking your children will look up to you and are less likely to develop an addiction to alcohol when they are older.

Quit drinking for your children, it will be the best decision you can ever make!