Alcohol Freedom Blog

Just so we are clear, there is a difference between guilt and shame when it comes to alcoholics and problem drinkers. Alcoholics will probably always feel more of both since their problems are more acute. Shame is the inclination to feel badly about oneself after a particular event. Shame can lead to more drinking as a method of covering those feelings. Guilt is the act of feeling badly about some specific behavior or action. Continue Reading »

There are some obvious character flaws in alcoholics which aren’t constructive in the least. One of these is self pity, ie., always blaming something or someone for where you are presently in your dismal life etc. Immaturity is another personality flaw which isn’t useful as a recovery tool. An alcoholic’s behavior for the most part is seen as a measure of the person’s character shortcomings and not so much as symptoms of a disease.
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A guy walks into a bar and the bartender asks him “what’ll it be Bub?” The guy says “I’ll have a glass of milk” The bartender laughs and says “Milk!? Why not drink something that’ll put hair on your chest?” the guy says “I can’t, I’m allergic to alcohol.” “Allergic!” says the bartender “Yes” the guy says “one drink and I break out in a drunk” Continue Reading »

According to various studies from different countries, on average, 1 in 5 people are said to have some degree of a drinking problem. The accuracy of this statistic aside, even half that number would be a surprise. People in the early stages of a drinking problem are more likely to stop or control their drinking if they are made aware of the potential problems looming.

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When someone drinks excessively and they know it, they are under physiological threat because of the damage alcohol can cause to ones health. Also the nature of drinking too much requires you to make sure you always have sufficient alcohol on hand to feed your addiction. Throw in a mix of family obligations, employment or work issues, maybe even hiding alcohol etc. and you are under quite a bit of stress just to maintain your life with alcohol as its hub.

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You know your alcohol intake is getting out of control because you are drinking more in the evenings and you look forward to every opportunity you have to consume alcohol. You used to cut loose on the weekends but now it’s getting to be every day. Booze is starting to become very important in your life and you are worried because the more you tell yourself you’re in trouble the less able you are to ask for help.

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