How to Beat Alcohol Addiction on your Own

Creating a Weapon to Overcome Alcohol Addiction

Drinking alcohol is habitual. And if someone has already realized he is being controlled by this habit, and has become conscious that the habit has eventually turned into an addiction, in fact, a powerful one, he might be thinking of only one thing – that is to quit the habit of drinking before it totally breaks him into pieces. He might have already realized he needs to quit alcohol in order to prevent additional damages to his life, to his health and to his family. He might have thought of beating alcohol addiction on his own. But the next question that comes to mind is: how one can beat alcohol addiction by means of one’s own initiative? Is it difficult to deal with it if the habit has created a strong addiction on one’s life? Can someone really overcome cravings for alcohol even without help from medications or synthetic drugs?

One might have the determination to give up alcohol and lead his life towards sobriety. He might have enough inspiration to work things out. But, there is another problem - he doesn't have the proper knowledge about the process of quitting drinking. He may perhaps know that he has enough willpower to give up the habit but what he doesn't know is where to begin. He may possibly accumulate a rough plan in his mind about quitting alcohol but he can’t turn it into reality. He might have the right map to reach sobriety but he doesn't know how to use it for his advantage.

Many people are struggling to get out of the addiction. They have tried many alcohol addiction treatments and rehabilitation programs, including medical procedures, to help them overcome their condition but only to find out that they are still under attack of the same old habit that has reached its peak and is now at its worst stage. They find themselves holding a bottle of beer, back into binge drinking and alcohol abuse, continually adding more problems in their lives.

The most important thing to do is to learn how to create a weapon that can help in winning over alcohol addiction. This weapon, which can be used to overcome cravings for alcohol, withdrawal symptoms and to maintain abstinence, should develop deep within. It should be made right through his senses. It must grow from the inside out.

The determination to quit must grow from the inside out.

Knowing if you can quit alcohol on your own is the first step towards sobriety. This can be done by conducting a simple procedure in testing whether you can withstand the absence of alcohol. If you are preparing to quit and is thinking of not acquiring medical help, you need to self-examine your condition. I have already laid an inclusive step by step procedure on how you can do this – How to Quit Drinking on Your Own. Read the article and tell me what you think about it.

Recognizing the reasons why you are drinking is the second step in beating alcohol addiction. These reasons are the reason why you became hooked to alcohol. These are the roots of the problem. We must identify the roots so that we can easily extract them from your being. You must remove these roots to allow us produce new roots that will become the foundation of your new self and individuality. This will also get rid of unnecessary negative thoughts and feelings that have grown in your personality and behavior due to constant abuse of alcohol. Alcohol is a kind of depressant. And with the constant heavy drinking, this causes your character to transform itself into a different and depressed being.

The third step in beating alcohol addiction on your own is admitting that you have this addiction, this kind of problem. This includes acknowledging, at least to yourself, your rash and wild decisions, offensive and/or indecency activities, and uncontrollable behaviors every time you are under the influence of alcohol. Every bit of your negative actions that are associated with abuse and nonstop excessive drinking should then be identified so that you can change those negative attitudes.

Fourth is to focus on your path. People who successfully quit drinking will prove to you that they never allow interruptions go in their way. Depression is an interruption. It triggers cravings for alcohol that can interrupt your willpower to fully excel. Avoid depressive situations. Prevent sadness. Deject the feeling of despair before it actually happen. You can do this by having the right motivational technique in handling down depressions and other stress related activities that you can encounter along the way. How? Simple yet effective step: choose to be happy.

A person is considered an “addict” if he or she has become dependent to any substance or activity. People often connect the term “addiction” to drugs and alcohol. But the truth is, an individual who repeatedly consume any substance or perform any activity even though that substance or activity has negative effects on his physical, emotional, social and psychological aspects and life is also considered to have an addiction. There are many forms of addiction and one should understand that dealing with an addiction requires a lot of time and money to recover from it. Taking steps forward in address the problem will not only save your life, but can save you a lot of money and time.

Addiction to alcohol can affect not only the life of the involved individual but also the lives of the people around him. It can remove him from his family and friends, little by little. It can take away his good personalities and traits, creating a bad image. It can change his life without consideration. Alcohol addiction can destroy properties. It can bring someone into prison, into a hospital or worst – in a graveyard.

There is no reason for you to keep alcohol as your friend. Now is the ideal time to beat alcohol addiction. Now is the perfect timing to quit alcohol. It HAD BEEN your friend for many years but now is the time to break that relationship and try to live your life happier... without it.

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