Below you will find self-reflection questions on a drinking problem for those both curious and concerned with their alcohol use. Whether or not you have a drinking problem, or have moved from social drinking into pathological drinking, is something that you can only decide for yourself, although others may offer plenty of their thoughts and opinions on your drinking. That being the case, may the questions that follow inspire self-reflection that guides you to finding the answers you seek. Do I Have A Drinking Problem? Self Reflection Questions Do you, or have you found a need to, drink i ..read more

Are you asking yourself, “Do I have a drinking problem?” If so, you are not alone. Ask yourself if, and how, you can relate to the following statements shared from those with a drinking problem. If you can relate, then you, too, can Recover. Living with a Drinking Problem 1. I can’t imagine my life without alcohol. Becoming dependent on the effects of alcohol in order to make it through days, events, emotions, and just life in general is a warning sign to beware. Especially once the effects of drinking render you no longer in control of your actions. “To them, their alcoholic life s ..read more

This post is the first of three that will share, in brief, on the 12-steps to alcoholic Recovery. Beginning with steps 1 and concluding with step 4 as written in the Alcoholics Anonymous textbook. To begin, up next is the first step of twelve to alcoholic recovery. The First Step One Step: “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.” -Alcoholics Anonymous p.71 A First Step Prayer: Today, I ask for help with my addiction. “Denial has kept me from seeing how powerless I am and how my life is unmanageable. I need to learn and remember that I have ..read more

There are many ways that people have found success in staying sober. However, for those suffering with the disease of alcoholism, sobriety is only a start to Recovery. As an illustration of this warning, see the following quote from the Alcoholics Anonymous text. “Of course an alcoholic ought to be freed from his physical craving for liquor…before psychological measures can be of maximum benefit.” – Alcoholics Anonymous, p.4 “In our belief any scheme of combating alcoholism which proposes to shield the sick man from temptation is doomed to failure. If the alcoholic tried to shield himself ..read more

How can we help? Contact Us in order to begin. Or keep reading to learn further about what to expect when making your beginning. In an effort to spread both Alcoholic and Emotional Health recovery, the following post will share, in detail, on what to expect when you contact us. How We Can Help Firslty, how we can help is to suggest that to begin you take the first step and Contact Us. Then secondly, a Program Director will get back to you in order to set up a private session and discuss the immediate problems you are facing at the present time. Also, to explain the best course of action f ..read more

Alcohol is often thought to be the main problem of the alcoholic, when on the contrary, it’s the mental insanity that is the crux of the problem. A question often self-reflected on is, “Why can’t I just stop drinking?” This section will answer this question in detail. The following quotes serve as an illustration of the mental insanity. At some point, those with a drinking problem lose all control over their alcohol consumption once they begin to drink. To further illustrate, the following Big Book quotes are all about the mental insanity. “We are equally positive that once [they] t ..read more

This post will share the Jaywalking Story from the Big Book, titled Alcoholics Anonymous, as an illustration of the mental insanity that comes with the alcoholic illness. While humorous, this story is based on millions upon millions of fatal and true stories. There is a Solution. The Big Book’s Jaywalking Story Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the first drink as that of an individual with a passion, say, for jaywalking. He gets a thrill out of skipping in front of fast-moving vehicles. He enjoys himself a few years in spite of friendly warnings. Up to this po ..read more

The sober curious have begun a spiritual movement in an effort to find answers to the following question: “Do I have a drinking problem?” In the hopes of spreading the answers those still curious are looking for, this post will share in detail on the drinking problem. In addition to sharing where those who are curious will certainly find the answers they seek. Listed below is the table of contents for this post. Table of Contents The Big Book The Drinking Problem If not a drinking problem, then what’s wrong with me? Self-Reflection Questions The next section will show the sober curio ..read more

Alcoholism includes both the physical allergy and also a mental insanity. That being the case, in this post the following content will share in detail on the allergy in addition to sharing quotes from The Big Book. Up next is the table of contents for this page. Table of Contents The allergy and Cravings. More about The Allergy. The Big Book on the allergy. The Physical Allergy and Cravings When a person with alcoholism drinks alcohol, afterwards a craving happens straightaway that does not for the non-alcoholic. This phenomenon of craving is beyond the human ability to control ..read more

Cravings, with reference to alcoholism, are a mental obsession with alcohol that can last well into sobriety. This post will share, in detail, the following about cravings. Firstly, The Truth Behind Cravings. Secondly, The Gift of Cravings. Finally, Cravings for the Newcomer. Truths Behind Cravings The mental insanity behind cravings is also called alcoholic thinking, making cravings a warning sign that the crux of the problem still exists. Before sharing the gift of cravings, at this time we will share the mental state in which cravings happen. See the following warnings from the fi ..read more