subject: Liquor Addiction [print this page] It happens quietly and without most people realizing. It happens to all kinds of different families. It happens to rich people and it happens to poor people. It happens to men and women. It happens to teenagers and adults. It can damage entire families. It can certainly kill you, or worse help you kill someone else. It doesn't discriminate and as soon as it grabs ahold of you, you'll have to fight to make it let go. And you will have to battle with it for the rest of your life over who controls you.
What is it? It is alcohol. Alcohol can be a rather harmless substance, unfortunately people take things too far sometimes. Some people abuse alcohol and use it for all the wrong reasons. And before they realize it they now have a dependency to alcohol.
So how does a person know if they've taken things past an acceptable limit? Well why don't we discuss that for a moment. The following are some serious red flags to let you know you or a loved one has an addiction to alcohol.
The first thing you look for once you wake up is a drink.
The very first thing you need after work is a drink.
You start requiring a drink part way through the day.
You have woken up more than once and you have no clue how you got home.
You can't remember what happened last night, or the previous night.
You drink more than 3 drinks a day, daily.
The first thing you look for when you're stressed out is a drink.
You buy alcohol before you purchase a gallon of milk.
You drink more and more because you can't get "that feeling" with just three drinks anymore, now you need to have 6 drinks.
If you're not sure if you have alcohol abuse, check out the list above. If you find that over fifty percent of the list match your world today, then chances are you have an issue that you need to deal with. If you're still unsure, try this, give up alcohol for 72 hours. Can you do it? No excuses, no drinking for 3 days. In the event you can't do it then you're in serious trouble and you need to go get yourself some help.
Alcohol is generally a pleasant addition to a meal or perhaps for a party, but it can spiral out of control quickly. So, don't allow alcohol to take over your life and become a dependency.
