| An alcoholic can be helped to find
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| | helped early in the progression of the
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| freedom from alcohol. And, anyone can
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| | disease to avoid serious trouble, or the
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| help who has some counseling or
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| | ultimate oblivion.
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| interviewing ability.
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| | A Window of Opportunity
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| There are Two Main Signs of Alcoholism
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| | Problem drinkers and alcoholics will
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| Alcoholics suffer from an illness that
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| | eventually create a problem for
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| stops them seeing their real condition
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| | themselves, or with other people, or a
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| (denial) and a tolerance to alcohol that
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| | legal problem, or problems at work -
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| keeps them drinking beyond safe levels
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| | sometimes affecting all these areas at
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| (loss of control).
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| | the same time.
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| Denial of the Effect of Alcohol
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| | When this happens the drinker may be
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| Everyone uses denial. It is a normal
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| | feeling emotional pain and may be in a
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| subconscious way to carry out day to day
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| | 'window of opportunity' for listening to
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| activities without annoying interference.
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| | someone who cares, who really wants to
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| To illustrate; Stop for a minute and
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| | help, and who can help.
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| listen to the sounds around you. More
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| | Watch for these 'windows'.
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| than likely you will hear sounds that you
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| | Anyone Can Help
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| were not aware of previously. If you
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| | If you care and can see the suffering of
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| listened to these sounds constantly you
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| | the drinker you have what it takes to
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| would probably get an overload of noise
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| | help a problem drinker. You may be a
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| and may not be able to carry out your
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| | loved one, a family member, a friend, a
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| normal duties.
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| | work mate or a healthcare professional.
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| But denial does not just occur. It grows
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| | With a little help from experienced
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| over time and may be so deeply ingrained
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| | people you will learn the particular
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| in the subconscious that it is no longer
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| | action needed to enable anyone to see the
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| a decision to deny anything.
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| | reality of their problem and help them
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| In the noise example from above; denial
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| | take action to solve the problem.
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| begins as simple avoidance and minimizing
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| | Helping Plan
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| of noises around you. You build up a
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| | Over the past 65 years healthcare workers
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| resistance, a second nature of denial of
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| | have been trying out many types of
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| interfering noises by blocking out more
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| | counseling and helping plans for alcohol
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| and more. After awhile you are not aware
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| | abuse. Some action programs have stood
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| that you are blocking out anything.
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| | out as being consistently successful in
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| Alcoholics are no different. They just
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| | getting alcoholics into recovery.
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| block out another form of annoyance, the
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| | In these programs alcoholics are taken
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| amount they drink and the effect of their
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| | through a specific set of steps to
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| drinking. And, again it starts out in
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| | highlight the effects that alcohol is
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| small ways and builds over time.
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| | having on their lives.
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| Unfortunately for alcoholics their denial
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| | Disturb Denial
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| is contributing to the damage done by
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| | This process disturbs alcoholic denial
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| alcohol.
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| | and motivates the person to want to take
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| Loss of Control of Alcohol
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| | action.
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| Recent research suggests that alcoholics
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| | Motivation and Action Plan
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| are born with a genetic variation that
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| | But, more than motivation is needed. The
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| encourages them to drink. Males with
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| | alcoholic needs to know what to do and
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| alcoholic fathers need more alcohol to
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| | also support to carry out an action plan.
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| satisfy them than their non-afflicted
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| | A successful plan includes putting the
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| peers. They need to drink more to get the
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| | alcoholic in touch with other recovering
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| same affect as males without an alcoholic
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| | people immediately they make a decision
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| father.
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| | that they have a real problem.
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| Additionally, alcoholics develop changes
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| | Family and Friends of Alcoholics
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| at the cellular level in the brain. These
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| | A similar interview style may also be
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| changes actually demand more alcohol be
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| | applied to family and friends who may be
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| consumed and fed through these altered
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| | suffering from the effects of a loved
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| cells. In a similar way that we all
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| | ones drinking. They too may need
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| experience hunger for food and our bodies
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| | disturbance of their own denial and a
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| demand more food. Alcoholics have an
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| | workable action plan.
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| extra demand for alcohol.
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| | Compassion and Empathy
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| So we have two aspects making an
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| | The person applying such a program needs
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| alcoholic drink more alcohol. There is
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| | to have compassion and empathy for the
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| the genetic demand for more and a change
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| | alcoholic. An understanding of the inner
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| in the brain cells demanding more.
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| | pain and remorse they are suffering is
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| Loss of Control plus Denial of Effects
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| | essential.
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| An alcoholic has slowly built up a
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| | If you can, try to identify someone who
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| subconscious defense about how much is
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| | can help. Doctors, counselors and
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| drunk and the effect it is having. And,
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| | psychologists are a good starting point.
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| the alcoholic body demands more in the
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| | Or, if you are so inclined, get the
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| two ways discussed above.
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| | training yourself.
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| One would imagine that in these
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| | Be ready for the next 'window of
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| circumstances an alcoholic is doomed to
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| | opportunity'. When you see one
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| oblivion. Many do continue to the
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| | approaching gently offer to put them in
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| ultimate oblivion.
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| | touch with the helper. If you have gained
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| But, alcoholics can be helped - in the
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| | the necessary knowledge you will know
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| right circumstances. And they can be
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| | what to do.
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