Women, Tattoos and Alcohol Addiction
Women make a lot of choices during alcohol addiction that they have to live with for the rest of their lives – tattoos are just one of them. Many celebrities have bemoaned their tattoo choices, claiming that they were drunk when they got them. Waking up the next morning – or one day, years later . . . . Continue Reading
Alcoholism, Women and Sex
Too often, alcohol and sex go hand in hand, whether you’re a college student on spring break or a professional woman having wine on a dinner date. Unfortunately, when alcohol addiction or alcoholism is in the equation, sex can take a morbid turn for both men and women. Diseases, unwanted pregnancies, planned pregnancies that end . . . . Continue Reading
Sobriety And Changing Your Social Group
Does the title of this post scare you when you think about getting sober? Does it make you reconsider sobriety, even if all the arrows in your life are pointing in that direction. OK, there may be one possible way to keep your entire social group when you decide to become sober. Your entire social group gets sober right along with you. If that sounds like a near impossible task, then you get the point. Getting sober may be absolutely necessary for your life, it does require some real sacrifice and change on your part.
Addiction Thinking Paints The Past With Rosy Colors
Do you sometimes miss your drinking? Do you wonder if you really needed to get sober, or if it was just your relatives being worry warts? What was the harm anyway if you got drunk now and then? Stop right there – don’t let another one of those rosy thoughts go by. Do you know what happens when you let your mind think like that? It’s addiction thinking sneaking up on you again.
Isolation Red Flag For Addiction Relapse
You may have preferred being a lone wolf when you were addicted to drugs and alcohol. You didn’t butt into anyone else’s business, and other people left you alone with yours. Yet this isolation allowed your addiction to grow and and endure. Read on to learn more about how isolation can be a big red flag for addiction relapse.
Grief With Drug And Alcohol Addiction
Grief is a complicated thing. It’s a mix of remembering and letting go, not easy to do when it’s someone you care about a lot. Even more difficult is when someone dies under traumatic circumstances. The shock and horror can make grief something much bigger and overwhelming. Let’s take a look at how grief can become connected to drug and alcohol addiction.
Alcohol and Energy Drinks
A dangerous trend is growing mostly among younger alcohol drinkers – mixing energy drinks and alcoholic beverages. The popularity of energy drinks has swept through the younger populations of the United States and other countries. How much do you know about the dangers of mixing alcohol and energy drinks?
In The Wake Of Someones Alcoholism
You didn’t ask for this, living a life of daily survival and emotional uncertainty. When you got married, you thought you were getting a partner for life to go with you through thick and thin. You thought you would have a loving competent parent to raise your kids with you. Instead, you have what amounts to another child in your home. This isn’t what you signed up for.
Taking Care Of Your Sobriety
As an alcoholics or drug addict, you have a distinct disadvantage in your way of thinking. Your addiction has lead you to become accustomed to instant gratification. Whatever your whim, that’s what you shall have. Sadly, that’s not a very effective way to live in today’s world. Society expects patience and tolerance for change. So how can a recovering alcoholic or drug addict survive? By taking care of your sobriety.
Alcohol Rehab One Piece of the Big Picture
You’re at the end of your rope, you are unable to keep up with your addiction anymore. It’s driven you straight into the ground, and now you are going to start alcohol rehab. It seems so big right now, so all encompassing. But in truth, it’s just the beginning of a whole new lifestyle.