Here are just a few of the random thoughts I’ve had concerning alcoholism and alcohol abuse or addiction.
If one phrase ever accurately described the daily life of someone who addicted to alcohol, it would have to be “ball and chain.”
Starting from the moment the alcoholic wakes up, their drinking problem weighs them down – and they struggle all day to work effectively, be at their best, or simply ignore a hangover.
The other day I was thinking of Jimmy Buffett’s iconic Wasting Away Again in Margaritaville, and it made me ponder the many ways that alcohol abuse can lead us to waste so much of our lives. Some areas are more striking than others, of course, but it’s truly amazing at how much damage alcohol can cause. Let’s take just a brief look at some of the waste and destruction caused by alcoholism:
A common feeling among many people who struggle with an alcohol addiction is to feel a hatred towards themselves, or disappointed in how their lives have turned out. Over time, however, this self-loathing often evolves to a more general feeling of “being sick and tired of being sick and tired”.
What would you say if I told you there was a common, everyday item in your home that can help you cut back drinking? Or, at the very least, that it could help you drastically cut back on your alcohol intake?
Furthermore, that you ALREADY use this item several times a day, but have yet to put it to its best use?
Do your days begin and end with your wishing you could stop drinking? Does the whole idea of “getting sober” simply seem too hard to accomplish? If so, it’s important to remind yourself that YOUR road to sobriety is not necessarily the same as that of anyone else. And, in fact, it might be easier than you thought.