| In order for alcohol addiction recovery to occur, three | | | | the time was never quite right. If an alcohol abuser has |
| ideas must merge together. Alcoholism recovery can | | | | admitted they have a problem with drinking, and says |
| be very complex or paradoxically, very simple. Here | | | | they are thinking of or ready to quit the next question |
| are three easily undrestood factors that should come | | | | is simply... now? If the timing is right we move onto the |
| together to have a goodchance of success and | | | | next piece of the puzzle. |
| lifelong alcohol abstinence: | | | | 3. Persistence - If the motivation and timing are in place |
| 1. Strong motivation - If the drinker is not aware or | | | | and a drinker has actually stopped drinking and |
| can't see that drinking has become problematic, the | | | | achieved abstinence, the question now is how they |
| logic becomes why fix something that isn't broken?. | | | | stay stopped drinking for the long run? The best |
| This is a huge problem because the denial of a | | | | answer is for the person and alcohol addiction |
| problem is one of the defining characteristics of alcohol | | | | recovery to keep abstinence and sobriety the number |
| addiction. Now, even if the drinker does believe that | | | | one priority in their life. That occurs because of |
| they have a problem, there's a question of whether | | | | persistence. It's crucial to keep a high level of daily |
| they're willing to do something about it, and what are | | | | awareness that no matter what twists of fate life has |
| they willing to do? Often they may concede that | | | | in store for us, returning to alcohol use is not a solution. |
| there's a problem with their drinking, but are not | | | | The vast majority of people who have relapsed back |
| motivated to "do what ever it takes" to become | | | | into alcohol use have stated that sobriety lost its |
| completely abstinent. They will spin around in circles in | | | | priority. They did not incorporate daily awareness of |
| futile efforts to maintain 'control' over their drinking. | | | | their alcoholism; proctively engage in life and relapse |
| 2. The timing must be right. - When a drinker realizes | | | | prevention skills. Many people returned to drink |
| problems are occurring in their life because of drinking, | | | | because their life is going so well they forget they |
| that is a start, but not enough. Many alcohol users are | | | | have a problem with alcohol and believe they can |
| perfectly aware that the drinking is a problem but are | | | | once again return to its use and control it. |
| not ready to tackle it. Timing and motivation are | | | | There many views on alcoholism and addiction |
| frequently brought about by personal crisis that is close | | | | recovery. There is no one definite view or |
| to home and personal. Getting hit in the head with a | | | | methodology that has been proven to be more |
| proverbial baseball bat, such as losing a relationship, job, | | | | successful than another, so there are many theories |
| or a trip to the hospital. Motivation and timing generally | | | | and opinions out there. It is simply my experience as a |
| do not come together as a result of nagging, | | | | professional working with people and alcohol addiction |
| finger-pointing or educating the alcoholic on the evils of | | | | recovery that the confluence, or coming together, of |
| addiction. I knew I had a problem with drinking for 20 | | | | motivation, correct timing, and persistence, are |
| years, and said I could quit any time I wanted to, but | | | | necessary pieces of the puzzle for long-term sobriety. |