Alcohol Freedom Blog

If you suspect you have a drinking problem, chances are you may be falling into harmful drinking patterns. Recognizing these patterns early may mean the difference between returning to social drinking or eventually having no choice but to abstain altogether. Uncontrolled drinking will overtake you when you are not aware of the harmful effects alcohol is having on you. Sometimes the problem drinker is last one to realize it. Continue Reading »

You are at the point in your treatment when you are starting to feel better. You no longer have an uncontrolled compulsion to drink alcohol and you are doing pretty well physically. You have an appetite again and you can think more clearly than you have in years. You can actually smile again. By golly, you must be cured!

You believe you can get back to a normal lifestyle now that you have your drinking under control. You opted for medication to help curb your craving for alcohol and it worked better than you could have imagined.

Going back to the life you had is something you are looking forward to and you missed it.

Maybe your drinking problem was never as big a deal as you thought it was.

Be careful of that sort of thinking
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There are many schools of thought about whether an excessive drinker or an alcoholic can actually be encouraged to get help, or if they must hit their bottom first. Certainly it isn’t easy dealing with the belligerent or denial-prone drinker to get some aid, but there are some things you can do to help the process along. Continue Reading »

Once you come to the realization that you have a problem with alcohol the first thing most people think of is “I need to somehow stop drinking alcohol now!” This may well be true but what about the alternatives that are available? Getting your life back from alcohol may not be as final as you think. Continue Reading »

Many of us have our first drinks in our teens. Youthful experimentation usually is behind that first stolen drink. Some experts believe that your emotional development process peaks at the moment an alcoholic experiences their first drunk. If this is the case then is it any wonder so many alcoholics act like spoiled, stubborn children who are seriously self possessed.

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In-House Rehab – Support Group – Confidential Counseling
Any form of recovery from alcohol abuse and excessive drinking is a great method if it works for the recipient. However not all forms of treatment are created equal and that’s an important consideration for someone who is in the acute phase of withdrawing from Alcohol. Continue Reading »

Every alcoholic or problem drinker will have to pay the piper sooner or later. You simply can’t continue on a path of intense drinking without someone or something intervening that will have a dramatic and life altering influence on your life. Unfortunately because of the alcoholics self centered behavior they tend to learn the hard way that their life will be changing. Continue Reading »

When it comes to alcohol addiction some people can save themselves and seek the treatment necessary to live a great life of recovery. Other people are able to control their drinking on their own and continue to function normally in their daily lives like problem drinking was never a question. These are the lucky ones. Continue Reading »

Why do some people have such a hard time asking for help? When they are in trouble whether it be emotional, physical or even financial they seem to fight to try and hang on as long as possible. These folks that are willing to go down with the ship rather than ask for help are the personality types that make for suffering alcoholics. Continue Reading »

You’ve had an epiphany of sorts. You have crossed the line in your own mind that separates the social drinker from the drunk.

You needed a drink last night and one more turned into 3 more strong and deep. You rationalized that it would take the edge off, help you get through the night and you would deal with it in the morning.

You tossed and turned in bed, grinding your teeth and trying to calm your restless legs. Unable to lay still you awoke to have that drink so maybe you could numb your active mind enough to pass out and call it sleep. Now in the morning light you realize that because of your excessive drinking you have just crossed the line to alcoholic. You can’t believe what you are thinking!

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