| All addicts suffer from delusional thinking. It is well | | | | short period of time will seem to be better, until the |
| recognized by many experts on addiction recovery, | | | | cycle repeats itself. |
| that delusional thinking can be a major causative factor | | | | Since alcoholism is more of a “Thinking Problem” |
| instigating alcoholic relapse. This is because the | | | | than a drinking problem, the best way to combat |
| patterns of delusional thinking don’t cease to | | | | improper thinking is surround yourself with people with |
| operate simply because an individual enters into a | | | | insight into your particular problem and check yourself |
| state of abstinence. Albeit true that some delusional | | | | and your decision making against what you would hold |
| thinking patterns can be attributed to the physical | | | | to be as a correct model. Transparency is extremely |
| damage to the brain as a result of prolonged alcohol | | | | important. However, exercise caution when you select |
| abuse, it is much more the result of learned behavior | | | | a few close associates to bare your soul to. Human |
| that the alcoholic programs into his brain throughout the | | | | nature being what it is, all too often people are prone |
| process of abuse. The alcoholic’s value system, | | | | to take advantage and somehow find a way to |
| judgment, ability to accurately access data, and basic | | | | manipulate you for their selfish gain. Whether it is as |
| reasoning skills all have become grossly impaired as | | | | simple as a spouse saving Bullets to shoot at you in a |
| the addiction progresses. The net result of all of this is | | | | later disagreement, to a coworker looking to elevate |
| the alcoholic makes decisions not based on | | | | themselves at your expense, the possibility always |
| correctness according to what Normal Society would | | | | exists that you may be hurt. Transparency involves |
| assess as being beneficial, but rather makes decisions | | | | some risk even when not related to alcoholic recovery, |
| based on what action best feeds their addiction, and | | | | however the benefits gained, far outweigh the risks in |
| generally speaking does so with reckless abandon. All | | | | terms of quality relationships. |
| the while the alcoholic is trying to convince themselves | | | | The best way to do this is to find an alcohol support |
| that they don’t have a problem with their drinking | | | | group to give you the support and resources to help |
| and that they are in control. | | | | you become successful in your recovery. In your |
| The inevitable deterioration of every aspect of their life | | | | search for the right group for you, bear in mind that |
| declines as the inability to rationally manage | | | | alcoholism in its destructive manifestation in your life |
| relationships, exercise fiscal responsibility, and maintain | | | | affected every aspect of it, your mental, emotional, |
| a health self image derogate to the point of crisis. | | | | relational, physical, and financial areas, why not try to |
| Quite often people who love the alcoholic will attempt | | | | find an organization dedicated to helping you improve |
| to fix them. They do so by going around trying to | | | | all these concerns and enable you to be truly |
| repair the damage to the alcoholic life and things for a | | | | successful and happy in life. |