Stop Drinking Alcohol – The Inside Story
Posted on Aug 04, 2009 under Alcoholism | No Comment
Stop Drinking Alcohol – The Inside Story
Drinking Alcohol is a serious health issue and affects almost everyone in one way or another, so this article will help guide you towards a guaranteed method of quitting this forsaken addiction. If you feel that this subject may affect you or somebody you know, then please read on with an open mind as you could be one step away from changing your or somebody else’s life.
Most people tend to think that being an alcoholic and having an alcohol abuse problem is the same thing when they aren’t. A person suffering from an alcohol abuse problem is typically thought of as a “functioning alcoholic” and they are inclined to drink in excess and many times suffer from some of the same health conditions that are usually related to those with alcoholism.
Alcohol abusers often operate under the radar as they appear normal in a crowd. They are clever enough to set their own alcohol intake limits, but their consumption is still much higher than that of what an average social drinker would consume.
On the other hand, alcoholics cannot put a limit on their alcohol consumption due to their addiction to alcohol manifesting itself both mentally and physically. The cycle escalates as the physical and mental addiction needs the alcohol and the alcohol further affects the physical and mental state. Alcoholics often need to drink throughout the day and do so as they can no longer control their need to drink.
Becoming alcohol free is possible for both the alcoholic and the person with an alcohol abuse problem but each is handled differently. Those with an alcohol abuse problem will need more assistance emotionally and psychologically whereas the alcoholic has the addition of the physical withdrawal challenges that they must face when working toward sobriety.
Recent studies carried out in universities seem to suggest that the increase in domestic violence acts could be related to alcoholism, although others have stated that the relation with alcohol may be misleading to the facts.
What we really can’t establish is whether these domestic violence incidents the result of alcoholism or is it domestic violence that causes the abuse of alcohol. Whatever the case may be the underlying fact is that alcohol is present and domestic violence is being experienced in too many family homes and daily. Another sad fact is that all of the family members can be the alcoholics as well as those who are on the receiving end of the domestic violence.
Alcoholism can create blindness in that it masks the truth of the situation and the problems alcohol creates. The first step to overcoming these problems is to admit they are there. Sit down and set goals and rules for a better future but limit the focus on the alcohol itself in the beginning as it can lead to a violent end.
If you believe that these problems are familiar whether in your own family or in someone else’s, the time has come to react and make that first step a reality. There are so many organizations and associations that are ready to give the necessary support to anyone who is ready to come to terms with their condition. You will find a lot of further guidance related to this subject on the following link at StopDrinking. If you do make a move now I thank you for having the courage to take the first step.
Discover how to stop drinking alcohol found at http://www.stopdrinkingadvice.org/guide written by Ed Philips and get free advice to help you quit alcohol today.
| By Ed Philips Published: 8/19/2008 |
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