I'm an alcoholic, that's just the truth. I've been through this cycle 2 times already, hospital, psychologists, and right back to here. After spending all that money, both psychologists basically were trying to get me to go to church. That's the south for ya. So was the hospital, actually. that (literal) shot in my arm was the only thing that relieved the pressure.
I don't know, I went to the doctor, it didn't help. I don't want to go the hospital again, I haven't even paid for last time. I'm a couple grand deep to those guys.
So what go to alcoholics anonymous? I know their game, it's just another jesus thing. I need a kind of help that i'm realistically never gonna get. thanks for your time.
It's difficult to advise for something like Alcoholism. Are you sure you want to dismiss the 12-step program?
Or have you considered getting admitted to a detox clinic? I hear those are expensives, but if this is about your health, or almost life and death.
I cannot advise for alternative treatments and medicines. I've only heard that Ibogaine is supposed to have helped many alcoholics. I am not sure if it is at all bogus. Go to africa and eat some crazy fruit that animals trip their balls off? I've been told, its effects are similar to how they ran their succesful LSD experiments in treatment of alcoholism in the 50s and 60s. But as I said, this is something you need to talk to a health professional about.
It's extremely serious. My uncle drank himself to death, and my father has been an alcoholic for more than 30 years. Take care of yourself. Even if you don't think it, you have a lot more power than your brain tells you.
I know its easy to say, but trust me. If I've learned anything about addictions, it is that you need to found a different outlet. A refugee from the constant thoughts of relapse.
The hardest step is getting off it. Getting it out of the system. Then there is the withdrawls which are shorter but more intense in pain. The long slow burning death that follows is the worst. It's not anywhere near as intense as cold turkey or relapse phases, but it stings and kills slowly.
And the real enemy? The real enemy is even what lies behind the alcohol. The demon or thing that gave way for the addiction in the first place.
But if you can find that thing. That other thing to focus all your heart, mind, soul and meaning into, it can give you tremendous strength to ignore the calling, for your inevitable self sabotage and destruction.
Self-discipline comes when you say no, won't give in. But truly defeating it, is when you truly don't want it anymore. When you have found something else you much rather want, and you truly know you can do it. Then there is no question that you can beat it, because you will, because there is no question.
When we quit our addictions cold turkey, we don't have any other place to put it on. Sometimes people get into worse habits. Drug addicts and alcoholics go to sleeping pills, or vice versa. Some start cutting themselves, others start smoking, some start over eating, others get addicted to gambling or porn or what have you.
We're capable of doing incredible things with our desires and free will. It's about find an outlet that gives you immense satisfaction which is not bad for you.
Lots of things in the world are impossible. But beating alcoholism isn't one of them. That's the truth.
