Tag: Stop

The Harmful Lie Society Still Believes If there’s one sentence that exposes how little society understands about alcoholism, it’s this: “Why don’t you just stop?” People say it with the confidence of someone giving logical advice, never realising how deeply irrational addiction is once the illness has taken hold. For someone physically and mentally dependent […]

An alcohol detox centre is a medical facility that offers help for alcoholics who need to undergo withdrawal from alcohol. These centres are professionally managed and run by trained staff that are experienced in treating alcohol withdrawal symptoms. An alcoholic is a very sick person. They need help physically, mentally and emotionally to stop drinking, […]

The Lie Everyone Tells Themselves Every person who eventually spirals into alcohol dependence once believed they were safe. They told themselves their drinking was normal, justified, harmless, controlled, social, manageable, or just a phase. They believed the stories society gives us to soften reality: “Everyone drinks,” “It helps me unwind,” “It’s not like I’m drinking […]

If you can’t stop drinking alcohol, then it’s clear that there is a problem at hand and that help is needed. “Why can’t I stop drinking? This may seem like a simple question to some but to alcoholics, it’s a question that carries lots of distress. While many will say that it’s wrong and unfair […]

How Alcohol Addiction Affects Children Did you know that when someone is addicted to alcohol, it doesn’t only affect the alcoholic’s health and wellbeing but also the welfare of those closest to them? When it’s a parent suffering with alcoholism, it’s usually the children of the alcoholic that suffers the most. However, the effects that […]

The Dangerous Lie of “Just Stopping” People like to believe that quitting drinking is simple. That you wake up one morning, pour the last bottle down the drain, and never look back. But that belief has killed more people than alcohol itself. When someone who’s been drinking heavily for months or years suddenly stops, their […]

To some, quitting alcohol may seem like a walk in the park but it’s certainly not the case. Many people have tried and many have failed. If you have being abusing alcohol for a long period of time, it’s unlikely that you will be able to stop using it immediately. However, knowing how to do […]