Flask Overdrive: Top 5 Clues To Alcoholism
Do You Think You’re Drinking Too Much/
It all begun in high school when you and your buddies experimented at being adults, drinking beer and smoking. Anyway the folks were doing these so it was perfectly all right and the bingeing continued until college. When you started filling those flasks like your stainless steel flask which you always got as cheap groomsmen gifts with Smirnoff for dinner, you knew things were going out of control.
The signs of a budding alcoholic are apparent but the problem is with the person; seldom does one accept he or she has a drinking problem. Do you want to know if you are a budding alcoholic? Check these out:
* Do you suffer memory loss and blackouts and cannot recall what happened during the drinking marathon theprevious night?
* Are you stealing, lying and cheating to get money for a drink?
* Are you inventing up excuses to drink?
* You do not need company when you drink.
* You drink your hoard on the sly when no one in the house is looking.
You probably hocked your jewelry, desk clocks, designer shoes, and now you are [spion]eyeing|coveting[/spin] those nautical table clocks and padfolios stting on the office desks of co-workers. It is time to get help. Your hesitation is reasonable because you fear rejection and hurting the people you love. But there is no other way to let them know you need their help and consideration.
Getting Help
Quitting alcohol is tough and doing it on your own is harder. If you think that you can lick the problem unassisted, you are wide of the mark if the theory has stats to back it. Statistics on alcoholism caution that only one in 50,000 can effectively [pin]quit|stop[/spin] without professionaltrained help. Is that lucky one you?
Luckily, there are many non-profit and private treatment programs accessible state wide and there are many in your area. The Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is one such support program etensively known across states. AA is listed in the white pages of the local phone directory. Since AA is non-denominational, multiracial and membership is free, it is no problem signing up.
You actually have choices. AA is one. Still there are other means to help you regain your old footing. Various treatment approaches are available – support groups, therapy and detoxification – and your doctor can help you make the proper choice, depending on the severity of your addiction.
Helping Yourself
Unless you are willing and ready to get help, you will never succeed, no matter how expensive the treatment. Nor can you do a cold turkey, as this does not always work for everybody. You can try reducing the amount of alcohol you usually drink. What you go through is a clue of what you can imagine from a rehab.
Withdrawal symptoms can be brutal. Alcoholics on treatment suffer mild shakes, hallucination, convulsions, and even [spin|severe|excruciating[/spin] delirium tremens. Mild symptoms can be managed by health care providers or at the Out Patient Department but critical symptoms must be treated in hospitals.
Do not wait until the problem become uncontrollable. Get help fast. Your life counts.
