| When you reach a point in your life that you realize | | | | Is that reason still relevant or has it changed over the |
| that alcohol is creating problems, then you know that a | | | | years? |
| change is required. Some people drink far more than | | | | Why do you need the relaxing/mood lifting/confidence |
| the doctor recommends but are completely happy | | | | building effect? |
| with the effect upon their life and their health, and that's | | | | What other way could you achieve this effect without |
| fine; you are the person living you life and you are the | | | | experiencing side effects? |
| only person who can choose when the detrimental | | | | Alcohol abuse tends to become a habit. Often you just |
| effects outweigh the benefits. | | | | do it, without even knowing why. In asking yourself |
| We all know what we should do so as to give | | | | these types of questions you allow yourself to get |
| ourselves the best chance of enjoying optimal health, | | | | back in touch with the real reasons why you started |
| but at the same time, most of us make compromises | | | | drinking and identify what you really need beneath the |
| along the way. We may walk around in the sunshine | | | | veil of alcohol. There are always going to be other |
| and omit to put on sunscreen, we may smoke, or stay | | | | ways in which to achieve the positive effect you were |
| up late and not get enough sleep, or work long hours | | | | seeking at the bottom of the bottle. |
| and not take time off, or omit to get some exercise, or | | | | Perhaps you felt tense, or lacked confidence, or were |
| eat junk food, or eat too much red meat; the list of | | | | feeling under pressure. Perhaps you just wanted to |
| compromises which we make goes on and on. | | | | forget, to wipe your memory clean. Maybe you just |
| The effect of alcohol dependency, however, is | | | | wanted to have fun. When you consider any of these |
| possibly the compromise which creates some of the | | | | potential triggers tor alcohol problems, you can see that |
| worst negative effects. The loss of control which is | | | | each involves a desire to change a feeling, to change |
| created has a far reaching impact, and the negative | | | | state. |
| cycle of effect which is triggered can be quite | | | | Feelings are preceded by thoughts. Thoughts are what |
| phenomenal. If you feel that your control is slipping and | | | | create emotions which in turn create actions or |
| everything around you seems to be sliding away, then | | | | behavior. Even if you really do believe that your alcohol |
| it is probably time for a change. But, as I said before, | | | | dependency is just habit, you will also realize that |
| you are the only person who is qualified to make | | | | habitual actions are based upon habitual thoughts. To |
| decisions about what matters to you or not in your life. | | | | enable a change in behavior, a change in the way in |
| The first step in overcoming alcohol dependency is the | | | | which you think is at the heart of the issue. |
| making of that decision; deciding to change and to | | | | You may think that you problem is that you are |
| seek a cure for alcohol dependence orients you in the | | | | addicted to alcohol. But even so, your addiction is more |
| right direction. You start the search for alcohol | | | | likely to be to the habit of alcohol abuse than to the |
| addiction treatments and you start to weigh up your | | | | chemical reaction which ensues. |
| options. A change of lifestyle is usually required. It is | | | | If you want to overcome alcohol dependency, you |
| necessary to start asking yourself a lot of questions | | | | have to change the way in which you think and |
| beginning with "Why?" | | | | hypnosis will be a wonderful help in doing this. |
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