How our dreams become a reality in recovery When you recover from alcoholism or drug addiction, coincidences happen, your health improves, broken relationships begin to mend, and financial insecurity fades….
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Does AA Help the Alcoholic?
Pros and cons of the 12 Step program Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is far and away the most effective program in the world for helping alcoholics stay sober. Helping alcoholics to…
Setting Boundaries in Recovery
Respect for oneself and others is key to healthy addiction recovery We all have personal boundaries, often referred to as our “comfort zone.” These are limits we establish for ourselves…
How Do You Define Alcoholism?
Different terms lead to more confusion There are no universally accepted definitions in the alcoholism field. Each of us has his private view and personal meaning attached to the words…
Is Alcohol Beneficial for You?
The Good and bad of drinking In certain circumstances, for some people, the answer is YES. In most cases, for most people, however, the answer is NO. As always, with…
Should You Visit a Psychiatrist for Alcoholism?
The role of psychiatry in alcoholism treatment Psychiatrists have virtually controlled the alcoholism field for many years, holding the top posts in national organizations in the UK and USA, including…
Growing Up in an Alcoholic Home
How it impacts the child’s personality development Trust is one of the most vital elements of a healthy personality. Trust formation begins at birth and is crucial during the first…
Children of Alcoholics – Do they ever grow up?
How alcohol affects their emotional development The environment profoundly influences children’s physical, emotional, and personality development. It is generally considered to be the dominating factor in human development. Biological development…
Just for Today
How you can get serene, one day at a time When you first get sober, and learn that alcoholism is a chronic disease, and you need to remain abstinent lifelong,…
Children of Alcoholics
The dilemma of growing up in an alcoholic family We know that alcoholics have a profoundly negative impact on the family, especially the children. Not all children of alcoholic parents…
Alcohol – Friend or Foe?
Withdrawal is an early warning of addiction Alcohol is associated with fun, companionship and a feeling of well-being. But that is far from the truth. In the middle stage of…
What happened last night?
Blackouts and Alcohol Have you ever completely forgotten how you got home after a bout of drinking? Or you may vaguely remember a fight but cannot recall what you said…
5 Ways To Get An Alcoholic Into Treatment
Family and friends need to act before it’s too late Without help, most alcoholics cannot permanently quit drinking. A combination of factors works to imprison the alcoholic with their addiction….
Who can help in getting alcoholic into treatment?
Several people can help in this challenging task We are all aware of how difficult it is to convince an alcoholic or addict to get into treatment. Who can help…
Alcoholics Anonymous
What it is and what it is not Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a vast organisation with representatives and groups in virtually every community in the country and throughout the world….
The Science Of Craving
Why stopping and staying stopped is difficult for alcoholics “I need a drink.” Every alcoholic understands the overbearing demand of that statement. And we have heard that statement so often….
Fears In Addiction Recovery
How to deal with common fears in recovery When we were drinking or chasing any other high during our active addiction, fears were an intrinsic part of our lives. We…
Alcohol and Your Central Nervous System
Apart from other areas, alcoholism negatively impacts the CNS Alcohol is toxic and overdrinking damages all parts of the alcoholic’s life. Their brain, liver, gastrointestinal system and heart are affected…
Alcoholism and Suicide
The risk factors increase dramatically for alcoholics Suicide is often described as “a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” For chronic alcoholics, whose brain cells cry out day and night…
Alcohol- A Matter Of The Heart
An emotional, social and physical connection between alcohol and your heart Drinking alcohol is associated with aggressive behaviour, accidents and several health problems. Yet many people choose to drink socially…
Alcohol And Loss Of Control
Can alcoholics achieve “controlled drinking”? “One drink from a drunk,” the AA saying goes. The adage is not meant to be taken literally, for alcoholics can and often exercise amazing…
How to Cope with Loss in Recovery
Pain and loss often accompany addiction recovery At first, recovery from addiction may promise that all trials are behind us. The gift of recovery appears to bring all the things…
Keeping it Simple and Learning to Wait
How perspective and patience help us stay sober Albert Einstein developed great mathematical theories long before the days of computers. However, he was given a special room compromised almost entirely…
Are you not enjoying your work?
Find a purpose! Have you heard of the dabbawalas of Mumbai? These are about 5,000 men and women, primarily illiterate, who deliver over 200,000 lunch boxes to office-goers in the…
Alcohol Advertising as Insidious as Alcohol
How alcohol companies are targeting us and our children via digital media For nearly decades now, alcohol marketers have been aggressively using digital and social media platforms to promote and…
Home Detox Programme
Many people would prefer to be treated at home for any illness and we know that this is particularly true of people…