A Guide for Overcoming Alcohol Addiction

Alcoholism is a disease that affects many people from all walks of life worldwide. Overcoming alcohol addiction can be a long hard road without help it’s almost impossible, At times, recovery will seem like to much to bear . However, when you’ve decided to stop drinking alcohol, you can recover from alcoholism, as long as you follow the right steps. More so, you should know you are not alone in this, so many people are waiting and willing to help you achieve your sobriety goals. The people you have hurt work with or the ones you love the most might need to see progress before they come around. Here is a look at a general alcohol recovery guide.
The first step involves evaluating drinking costs and benefits. Ask yourself whether drinking is worth the cost.

Drinking Benefits;
• You have fun when drinking

• Helps you to forget problems

• You feel relaxed after a stressful day

Non Drinking Benefits;
• No adverse body effects

• Improved relationships

. Less fear of legal problems

• More time and energy for your activities

The list of non drinking benefits are going to different for each person so don’t start comparing yourself to others. Once you have made a decision to stop drinking, set goals, and prepare for change. The more realistic, specific, and clear the goals are the better your recovery will be . Set a specific date to quit, and if your goal is to reduce your drinking, please reconsider, if drinking has caused you enough pain to make you take a serious look then it’s a problem, however a start is a start. Deciding which days you will drink alcohol and how many drinks you will have on those days is not easy but set a limit and stick to it. Stay away from parties and the heavy drinkers that will keep bugging you to have a few more. If you are a alcoholic then this will not work for long or at all (remember the honest thing earlier)
After setting your quitting goals, you need to write down some ideas on how you will achieve these goals.

Examples of these include;
• Announcing your goals to family members, friends, and coworkers

• Getting rid of temptations by removing alcohol and barware from your home or office

• Avoid bad influence that promote drinking and related activities

• Being upfront about your new limits, such as not attending meetings that serve alcohol

• Learn from the past attempts on what worked and what didn’t

People that are heavy drinkers or Alcoholic should not stop drinking on their own, other support groups or twelve-step program will be needed. This is dependent on how long you have been drinking, the level of drinking, and health issues. Most people require medical supervision in health care facilities such as;

• Residential treatment. Involves living under an intensive treatment program for one to three months.

• Partial Hospitalization. It is for people who have a stable living situation but require ongoing medical monitoring.

• Intensive outpatient programs.

• Therapy both inpatient and outpatient helps with the identification of root causes of alcoholism and repairing relationships.
Regardless of how you choose to combat your alcohol addiction, whether it is taking a self-directed treatment approach, therapy or rehab, it is easier and much safer when you have the support from members of your family, counselors and friends for comfort, guidance and medical support. More so, as you get sober, you will find a new meaning in your life which has no space for drinking.