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Personal experience of recovery from alcoholism and working with other addicts, has given Real Al, valuable insight that can help anyone about to embark on a 12-step recovery program. The old saying is true: “You can’t beat experience!” In this article, Real Al offers this in abundance.

Few people relate difficulties they encounter in life, with their drinking pattern. Unexpected Costs aims to shed light on the four areas least understood, i.e., Time, Opportunities, Reputation and Money. Addiction can also escalate problems encountered through excess alcohol, and so addiction is also covered in necessary detail as a helpful guide for anyone with concerns.

Very often, people have questions they would like answered, but are either too afraid or embarrassed to ask. These 9 facts aim to provide useful insight into the most common alcoholism concerns.

In this audio blog, Alan, a recovered alcoholic explains in his own words, "why do people drink alcohol?" This fascinating subject captivates the interest of many experts, but the words of someone who has been there and done it provides real depth of understanding, that has true value.

It is impossible to become an alcoholic if you don’t drink alcohol. However, with between 80-90% of adults drinking alcohol and one in four doing so to excess, it is inevitable, a significant proportion will already be in one of the three stages of addiction. This occurs due to a genetic predisposition that triggers craving, usually perceived as a deep desire for more alcohol. If you are concer...

Would any mature student willingly study for over a decade, become professional in a health-caring field, only to throw it all away for an alcoholic drink? I think the time has come to drag alcoholism screaming and shouting out of the closet, before others sacrifice promising livelihoods and careers.

Internal mental discomfort we all experience to a greater or lesser extent, can lead to consumption of alcohol for instant relief and for coping. However, alcohol only dampens these feelings temporarily. It can often be the case, that whilst drinking, we create even more problems than those we started with, compounding the internal discomfort we sought to escape. Cravings associated with alcoho...

The progressive nature of alcoholism eventually resulted in me being sentenced to a short stay in Bedford Prison. Whilst this was appropriate punishment, it actually turned out to be my rehab, where I attended my first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. There is no doubt, this catastrophe saved my life and lead the way to recovery from an insidious and fatal addiction. Avoid Harm!! Visit the webs...

Nobody chooses to become an alcoholic, it can just happen if you drink. Therefore, if you discover it has happened to you, don’t panic. You do have a choice over doing something about it. By all means take the opportunity to try and limit your consumption, but, if you fail to do so, realise that abstinence is the only real choice available to you. This is definitely true if you want to avoid mi...

Seeking counselling for excessive drinking may prove effective, but beware. Once you deal with the issue thought to be the cause, you should thereafter be able to drink responsibly. If you find you still have ineffective control over how much you drink, you are probably experiencing the phenomenon of craving. This will ensure continued drinking, irrespective of any perceived reasons for excess....

I loved the fact that during early drinking days, self-consciousness got cancelled out by alcohol, enabling me to mix socially. It’s such a pity that insidious cravings kicked in, dictating excesses that fuelled the emergence of either Mr Nasty, or a domineering mistress that insisted on having me all to herself! I never knew who would appear first! Avoid Harm!! Visit the website: www.real-als-...

Alcoholism can occur at any time in a person’s life if alcohol is consumed, especially if one has a genetic predisposition for addiction. If you find you cannot effectively control how much you drink, then you are probably already hooked. You should be aware that this condition is progressive, in other words, circumstances will deteriorate if nothing is done to counteract it. Use Real Al’s Meas...

I started my career in the Gwent Police Cadets, before serving as a fully-fledged officer, in Newport, South Wales. I was a knight in shining armour, a protector of the right and just, always ready to put my life on the line to protect others. Never in a million years would I have thought it possible, alcohol addiction would see me become the opposite to all I stood for, ending up with a crimin...

Social drinking, that’s all I thought it was! I never set out to be an alcoholic and didn’t realise or accept that I had become one, until a great deal of damage and emotional pain cornered me into acknowledging defeat. From day one, issues associated with alcohol were always written off to other causes other than drinking. I just couldn’t see beyond the illusion, that alcohol was enjoyable and...

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