A Journey to Sobriety – How Inpatient Alcohol Rehab Can Change Your Life
Alcoholism is an insidious condition that can slowly take over your life. At first, it might not seem like a bad thing at all. Maybe it’s one drink here or there that turns into two or three drinks every day. Maybe alcohol is a way to cope with stress, unwind, or relax with friends, but […]
How Alcoholism Affects Relationships
In many ways, substance use disorder is a private issue. People who struggle with alcohol addiction are often dealing with an intense internal environment. Their emotions and thoughts are highly personal, and they may have trouble connecting with others about how they feel. They may try to hide their drinking problem or deal with it […]
Effectiveness of 12-Step Programs
There Are a Variety of Treatment Programs Designed to Lead Alcoholics into Recovery & Alcohol Abstinence However, the most important part of any program or treatment plan is the success rate. If it is not successful, then alcoholics will not experience continued abstinence from alcohol. Research shows that the most effective plan is one that […]
What Is a Functional Alcoholic?
Many people are going through some personal struggles that aren’t visible to the outside world. That’s especially true for a functional alcoholic. These individuals might not seek treatment because they don’t believe that they have a problem and those around them aren’t aware of the issue. But a functional alcoholic’s behavior, performance and lifestyle are […]
Alcohol-Induced Psychosis: Symptoms & Treatment
Heavy alcohol use changes the way that you think and behave. Intoxication shifts your perceptions and can make you see, hear and believe things that aren’t really there. But if you have significant hallucinations or delusions, you could be suffering from alcoholic psychosis. Alcohol-induced psychosis can happen upon inebriation or while you’re in withdrawal. If […]
9 Tips for Staging an Intervention
Staging an intervention for someone who is struggling with addiction is intimidating. You want to help this person, but you have heard that you can’t help someone who doesn’t want to help themselves. You’re worried that your plan will backfire, pushing away your loved one instead of showing them that they have your support. Pros […]
Excuses Addicts Use When Using
Addicts use all sorts of excuses to “justify” the way they use. If you dissect their excuses, you will quickly find a delusion underneath their justification. Alcoholics use many excuses to cover their tracks to continue to go on their bender or get out of trouble. However, as mentioned, these excuses usually are full-fledged or […]
Alcoholics Anonymous Unmanageability List
The first step of Alcoholics Anonymous states, “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable.” Unmanageable is only printed once in the first 164 pages of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, which in the first step. It’s left many people to interpret what unmanageable means in the book. […]
What is the 3 Fold Disease of Alcoholism & Addiction
Addiction and alcoholism are both a 3 fold disease, meaning there are three distinct areas that alcoholism affects and the reason you cannot stop drinking and using. What many people do not know is that the disease of alcoholism is deeper than an allergy and mental obsession. Our alcoholic life is really the symptom of […]
Signs Your Spouse Should Stop Drinking
Drinking in moderation can be a way to loosen up, relieve stress, and engage in social settings. However, for thousands of people, drinking in moderation is not an option. For these people, one or two drinks will never do. Drinking too much can have serious implications for your health, finances, and home life. For someone […]
