All Posts Tagged With: "alcoholic"

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What are the Various Strategies to Stop Drinking Alcohol?

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 [...]

11Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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How to Stop Drinking

In early sobriety we might struggle just to stay dry for another 24 hours at a time. 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 OK but [...]

10Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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Here is How to Stop Drinking Alcohol

Make no mistake - it can be very difficult for alcoholics to stop drinking.If you are seriously addicted to alcohol and not just someone with a drinking problem then this can be very difficult indeed.Here is a solid path of recovery for any person who is serious about quitting drinking.
First, you must make the [...]

5Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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The Secret to Sober Living

The success rates are dismal and depressing when it comes to beating addiction. Based on most available data, very few will manage to achieve continuous, long-term sobriety. While possible, the chances are not very good. Here is how you can achieve success with sober living.
1. The zero tolerance policy
It is amazing how much [...]

3Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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Should I Limit my Alcohol Consumption or Stop Drinking Entirely?

Some people who have had some problems with their drinking might be asking themselves: should I stop drinking entirely, or is there a possibility that I 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 can [...]

3Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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How to Diagnose Your Alcoholism or Problem Drinking

How can you determine if you have an addiction to alcohol?
To the outsider who has no problem whatsoever with alcohol, this question might seem a bit silly. But it truly can be a baffling question, especially if you are the one who is caught up in the slippery slope of experiencing both fun times [...]

3Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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The Secret to Beating Alcoholism is with Creation

Alcohol addiction is a condition that disrupts every area of a person’s life. Drinking heavily affects the alcoholic more than just physically….they also suffer mentally, socially, spiritually, and so on. Their whole world is screwed up due to their addiction. Jobs are lost. Relationships are out of whack. People drop out of college, lose contact [...]

3Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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How to Quit Drinking if You Have a Drinking Problem

If you think you have an alcohol problem then the first thing that you should do is to get specific with it and nail it down. What is the exact scope of your problem with alcohol and how deep does it really go? Is your problem really with drinking too much or does your problem [...]

3Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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Stop Drinking and Start Living a Real Life in Recovery

Many people get mixed up about recovering from drug or alcohol addiction, because they think it is all about elminating the chemicals. They think that the primary focus is on eliminating drug use and then on avoiding all of those triggers and urges that might pop up in our lives that might make us relapse.
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3Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
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Helping an Alcoholic to Recover

How can we help alcoholics recover? Traditional recovery programs have tried to answer this question for decades now, and typically without much success. You might have tried to get someone to sober up that you knew but had a hard time with it. If it has come to this point then perhaps you should consider [...]

3Mar2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued