| Alcoholism is a serious condition that
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| | system in the history of alcoholism
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| can lead to loss of employment, family,
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| | treatment...so much so that the 12 steps
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| health...even life. There are different
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| | have been copied for help with most other
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| beliefs as to the causes of alcohol
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| | addictions. Part of what makes AA
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| addiction...genetic, allergy, mental or
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| | powerful is that the 12 steps work to
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| behavioral. While professional diagnosis
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| | eliminate causes of self-loathing, while
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| and treatment are often important, you
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| | building a positive self-esteem.
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| can do a lot to help yourself, gain
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| | The BAR Cycle And Alcoholism Self-help:
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| control and live in recovery. This
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| | The BAR Cycle of human motivation
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| article will discuss the nature of
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| | describes a process to control human
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| alcoholism, traditional treatment and
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| | behavior, especially addictive behavior.
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| self-help using the BAR Cycle.
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| | Instead of repeating that description
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| Alcoholism-Disease And Addiction: This
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| | here, we're going to jump right into how
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| condition usually involves a low
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| | the cycle can be used to help control
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| self-esteem described as "self-loathing."
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| | Alcoholism. The key is the "belief "
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| An alcoholic sees the physical
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| | part of the cycle...that self-loathing
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| stimulation of alcohol as a solution to
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| | self-esteem process. Since self-loathing
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| their low self-esteem, to help in social
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| | is at the root of alcoholism, we need to
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| situations, to provide "courage" or to
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| | change our belief from self-loathing to
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| get over stress from work or relationship
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| | self-confidence. Like any addiction, our
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| problems. Drinking does, in fact,
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| | approach toward changing our belief has
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| temporarily dull the feelings, so it
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| | to be both general (self-esteem) and
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| seems to be of some use. Since it's
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| | specific (not drinking).
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| temporary, we return to the
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| | With self-image, all the steps described
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| self-loathing, which has been increased
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| | in the BAR Cycle article apply, including
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| because of our needing alcohol just to
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| | self-talk, positive attitude, elimination
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| live.
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| | of negative attitudes, positive
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| Alcoholism can have physical "causes" or,
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| | behaviors, etc. All of these improve how
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| at least contributing factors. Genetics,
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| | we see ourselves so, over time, we'll
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| diabetes and allergy are three that are
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| | feel self-confident without feeling
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| commonly discussed. Other popular
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| | compelled to drink.
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| "causes" are parental example, peer
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| | With drinking, we apply the BAR Cycle to
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| pressure, and society. None of these
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| | specifically reprogram ourselves into
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| "causes" have been proven to actually
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| | other activities that will form positive
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| cause alcoholism, because many have
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| | habits. Many do this with AA meetings,
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| endured most or all of these conditions
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| | volunteer work, involvement in church,
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| without becoming an addict. Many others
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| | etc. The positive feedback received from
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| have become alcoholic with no evidence of
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| | going day-by-day without drinking and
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| any of them. Regardless of the cause,
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| | from meetings and volunteer work begin to
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| Alcoholism has proven to be treatable or
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| | replace self-loathing with a positive
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| controllable, though not easily so.
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| | self-esteem.
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| Traditional Alcoholism Treatment:
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| | For some of us who suffer severe
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| Alcoholics with severe addictions often
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| | alcoholism, professional treatment is a
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| check themselves in to treatment centers,
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| | requirement. The self-help steps in the
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| where medicines are combined with
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| | BAR Cycle can help us eliminate the root
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| individual and group psychological
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| | cause of the addiction and permanently
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| therapy. Some of these centers use the
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| | change how we see ourselves. You can
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| AA's 12 steps in addition to other
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| | move from self-loathing to self-loving in
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| therapy. AA has been the most effective
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| | a matter of months.
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