Is You Flask Always Full? 5 Clues You Are Drinking Too Much
Do You Think You’re Drinking Too Much/
It all begun in high school when you and your friends experimented at being adults, drinking beer and smoking. Anyway the adults were doing these so it was perfectly all right and the bingeing went on 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 spinning out of control.
The symptoms of a budding alcoholic are apparent but the problem is with the person; rarely 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 have bouts of memory loss and blackouts and can’t remember what happened during the drinking marathon thenight before?
* Are you stealing, lying and cheating to get money for a drink?
* Are you making up excuses to drink?
* You don’t need company when you drink.
* You drink your hoard secretly 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 left on the office desks of co-workers. It is time to get help. Your hesitation is understandable because you dread 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 hard and doing it on your own is harder. If you think that you can lick the habit single-handidly, you are wide of the mark if the assumption has stats to back it. Statistics on alcoholism warn that only one in 50,000 can effectively [pin]quit|stop[/spin] without professionaltrained help. Is that lucky one you?
Luckily, there are several non-profit and private rehabilitation programs accessible state wide and there are several in your area. The Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is one such support program widely 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 appropriate choice, depending on the severity of your dependency on alcohol.
Helping Yourself
Unless you are eager 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 customarily drink. What you go through is a hint of what you can imagine from a rehab.
Withdrawal symptoms can be severe. Alcoholics on treatment experience mild shakes, hallucination, convulsions, and even [spin|severe|excruciating[/spin] delirium tremens. Mild symptoms can be conrolled by health care providers or at the Out Patient Department but serious symptoms must be treated in hospitals.
Do not wait until the problem become uncontrollable. Get help fast. Your life counts.