Should I and Can I Stop Drinking and Get Clean… The answer has to be YES. For most of us, it couldn’t get much worse. At the end of our time in active addiction, no Read More »
Enjoy Living in the Day! When I first came into recovery from alcoholism, I found it quite difficult to understand the concept of ‘a day at a time’ – Living Read More »
Recognising Alcoholism and Treatment For It In order to start on the path of recovery an alcoholic must recognise that they have a disease. Their behaviour and habits are reflections of Read More »
Getting Back Self-Esteem After Alcoholism It is not uncommon that those with low self-esteem or self-worth will turn to drugs in order to alleviate such feelings. These people are escaping Read More »
Can rehab work? At the beginning of April Pete Doherty confirmed he would be entering rehab at the end of the month. As of yet, there are no Read More »
AA – Why do People Who Need Help Reject it? When I realised I was alcohol dependent (alcoholic by any other name) I ignored it or quite a time – years in fact. I was Read More »
Showing Your Feelings, Getting Honest and Having Fun! One of the biggest lessons I have learned in recovery from alcohol addiction is that showing your feelings is a really GOOD THING! I admired Read More »
Alcoholics can change for the better One of the philosophies of Alcoholics Anonymous is that you can only keep what you have by giving it away. To the uninitiated, this makes Read More »
Benefits of being a recovering alcoholic The reading in ‘Each Day A New Beginning’ is on a broadly similar one to the one on pain of two days ago, though this Read More »
The Functioning Alcoholic A functioning alcoholic is a person who can hold a job and carry out their normal daily responsibilities, whilst being dependent on alcohol. Many people Read More »
Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935 in the United States as a self help group for dependent drinkers. AA began its work in Britain in Read More »
Alcoholism and Addiction – A Personal Tale In the present day pressure cooker existence of modern life, what greater threat is there for the well-being and future of ourselves and our children Read More »