While you love an addict, what about your healing? Co-dependency is a condition in which a person excessively relies on another person for support and cannot function without that person….
Tag: Alcohol
Tread Softly on Your New Path
Risks of taking on too much in early recovery Giving up an addiction and rebuilding your life involves much work and effort. Demands of early recovery The first few months…
Millions in the UK Are Drinking Harmful Levels of Alcohol
Is it due to switch to drinking at home during Covid? Experts have warned that millions of British citizens are causing themselves “silent harm” through harmful drinking at home. Figures…
What’s the Link Between Narcissism and Alcoholism?
The co-occurrence may be affected by the degree of each condition. Doctors may refer people with Narcissist Personality Disorder (NPD) to a psychiatrist to determine whether they suffer from Alcohol…
Not Sure if Your Loved One is Addicted?
Signs and symptoms of substance abuse Substance use for recreational purposes, rather than for medical purposes, is referred to as substance abuse. People who use illegal substances, as well as…
Want to Quit Drinking?
A new study finds even a single dose of alcohol can alter the brain New year – time for resolutions Resolutions aimed at altering behaviour are again being discussed as…
Are You in Control?
Loss of control in alcoholism It is said, if you are trying to control your drinking, you have already lost control! As the alcoholic progressively loses control over his drinking,…
Alcohol causes damage to the brain
Type or amount doesn’t matter, finds a study According to a new study, drinking alcohol at any level is not safe. Poor brain health is connected to increased consumption of…
Is Alcoholism Hereditary?
What scientific evidence says about the genetic factors Accumulated evidence indicates that alcoholism is hereditary. However, professionals and researchers are often reluctant to accept heredity as a significant cause of…
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…
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…
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….
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…
The Early Stages Of Alcoholism
Alcoholism differs from virtually every other disease process in that it begins with symptoms indicating an improvement in functioning. In the earlier stages of the disease, the symptoms make sense…
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…
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…