Considering how to quit drinking
Most alcoholics have a problem when it hits them that they need to quit alcohol permanently, but almost 90 believe that by just having the occasional drink they can carry on with life and put alcoholism behind them. Sounds great, but it just isn't an option for the disease of alcoholism, which in some way is just like having an allergy to alcohol but one the affects you mentally as well as your health. So not one drop is the golden rule as the alternative option is just a road to disaster. Many alcoholics though do see this option as a way out, but soon find out that they haven't got the strength to carry on and revert back to previous drinking habits. A few alcoholics do though actually manage, but the question we have to ask ourselves is whether they really were alcoholics, or just alcohol abusers or addicts. The overwhelming view in the rehab world is that it is impossible for an alcoholic to control their drinking habits for more than 24 hours and that the condition of alcoholism would get even worse as they realize that they really don't have a way out and they need to forget that, resulting in consuming even more alcohol. It takes a lot for an alcoholic to even try to have the odd drink and I have heard several stories from people who have and then regretted it later. One guy in his forties who had been dry since his teens decided to start again thinking he was ready, but only ended up getting back his previous bad habits and has not since been able to get dry. Pregnant mother who are alcoholics often manage to kick the habit for 9 months, but the bad habit always returns, but this time it will destroy another life. It is difficult to see how a women could care for something so much when inside her, but once the joy arrives and can really be loved, alcoholic women know that they only love one thing and that is alcohol. These stories can be heard almost every where, as alcoholism is all around us although we may not be aware of it. The society at large though makes so much from alcohol revenues so that won't want to situation to change for a long time, so alcoholics need to get independent health advice from other alcoholics and reform groups who only have one mission left in life, which is to give support to other alcoholics. The Quit Drinking Today Blog is a great place to start where you will be able to get good advice from qualified experts that deal with people who have already helped other people to quit drinking alcohol as well as having done it themselves.
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