ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE FREEDOM THERAPY 

Alcohol problems are more prevalent than you might think. Alcohol abuse is not only found among the indigent or unemployed. Quite the contrary 1in 10 of the normal population has a drink problem. Most Problem Drinkers have families and hold down jobs. Problem drinkers are just as likely to be highly functioning professionals as any other category of person.

If a person is exposed to a heavy drinking culture or a long term high stress situation, then the incidence of alcohol dependence increases dramatically. Recent studies found that the rate of alcoholism in the legal profession at between 15% and 24%. Roughly 1 in 5 lawyers are addicted to alcohol.

 If your partner has an alcohol problem you are statistically more likely to suffer from Depression and Anxiety. Family members of problem drinkers become ill themselves because they are coping with a chronic high stress situation. Children of problem drinkers are far more likely to chose partners with an addictive problem or develop addictive problems as adults.

Help is available for Problem Drinkers and for their families; the trick is to recognise when Alcohol has become a problem.

Signs and symptoms of Problem Drinking:

1.       Occasional, frequent or persistent inability to stop after a couple of drinks.

2.       An urgent need for the first drink after a brief period of abstinence.

3.       Thinking about drinking or often planning drinking events.

4.       Ensuring that there is always a good supply of alcohol around.

5.       Drinking before attending social situations to ensure a good level of alcohol.

6.       Change in personality for the worse when drinking.

7.       Behaviour becoming more unpredictable when drinking.

8.       Drinking with people of lesser socio economic status.

9.       Promises and resolutions to cut down or quit fail.

10.   Drinking bolstered with excuses.

11.   Onset of memory blackouts when drinking.

12.   Drink driving offenses.

13.   Days off work due to drinking.

14.   Serious consequences to one or more major area of life (work, social, marriage, mental, psychological, physical, legal, financial, family, friendships, reputation.)

15.   Minimising or lying about drinking.

16.   Blaming drinking on people, situations and events.

If you can answer yes to one or two of these questions for your partner or yourself then you may be experiencing the early stages of an alcohol problem. If you answer more than two or three then you would be advised to seek medical advice as soon as possible before things get worse.

If you are abusing alcohol, even admitting that you may have a problem is the first step. Nobody plans to develop a drinking problem and admitting it is undoubtedly an act of courage. The second essential step is to get help. My advice to you is do not try to quit on your own. This is not advisable since you may need medical assistance. Sobriety is achievable but make sure that you have guidance from an experienced and qualified Alcohol Addiction specialist.

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