Alcohol & Hepatitis

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    The habits of rationalization and justification of the alcoholic

    The more an alcoholic knows about alcoholism, the greater are the chances that he or she will acknowledge insight in his or her own past behavior so that it can be changed. While the processes of rationalization, projection and repression are unconscious ones, reports of behavior during the alcoholic phase by relatives will show that they did occur.

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    Does alcoholism cause memory changes?

    Alcohol causes distortions to memory in a very fundamental way, which is usually beyond the comprehension of those close to the alcoholic. There are two major memory changes caused by the poison known as alcohol and these are blackouts and euphoric recall. Blackouts are not to be confused with the oblivion that occurs when so much alcohol has been consumed that the alcohol penetrates deeply into the brain and the drinker becomes unconscious.

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    Is Alcoholism Reversible?

    No, alcoholism is not reversible. It can be stopped and recovery can be extremely successfully but if an alcoholic returns to drinking, he or she takes off where they left off. Resumption of drinking signals that the alcoholic continues to deny that he or she is an alcoholic. The problem is that people will say that they are alcoholics or admit that they have a drinking problem, but, deep down, they don’t believe it. They find it hard to see themselves getting so low and becoming a derelict on Skid Row. They have a home, family, friends, and employment, even a career and cannot envisage themselves sleeping on a park bench or clutching a bottle of wine in a brown paper bag.

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    Alcoholism – A disease of the Emotions

    When we are quick to over-react to situations, we are more likely to reach for the bottle to calm our nerves and let the world go by! Alcoholism is a disease of the emotions coupled with a physical allergy to alcohol. One of my patients related “I feel like such a fool. I seem to overreact to everything and everybody. I cry when my boss tells me to be more polite to customers and get angry when my husband asks me if I’ve washed his jeans.” Everyone feels like this sometimes but alcohol dependent people feel like this all the time. They stuff their feelings; take the edge of their emotions with alcohol and prescription drugs. The plan is to get rid of the bad feelings, but of course the good ones get smothered too.

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    Do You Have a Secret Drinking Problem?

    Many women work two jobs and develop a habit of reaching for the bottle as soon as they walk in the front door. They find themselves working around the clock and drink to try and feel normal. Before they know it, they are drinking more than two standard drinks per day and wonder why they are always feeling tired, agitated, irritable and unable to sleep without their secret alcoholic “top up” after dinner.

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    Extreme Mood Swings in Early Recovery

    I have a number of patients in early alcohol recovery asking me why they feel great one day and terrible the next. They feel so bad they want to numb their emotions and pick up a drink. Many people in early recovery suffer with a foggy brain, headaches, concentration problems and fatigue. They can also have severe withdrawal reactions with excessive sweating and the shakes. But unless the moods are so extreme that they interfere with your functioning, they are a normal part of recovery.

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    How do I cope with the stigma of my addiction?

    Stigma is one of the meanest and most difficult aspects of addiction because it makes it harder for individuals and families to deal with their problems and get the help they need. Society imposes stigma and its damage on alcoholics and their families because many of us still believe that addiction is a character flaw or weakness that probably can't be cured. The stigma against people with addictions is so deeply rooted that it continues even in the face of the scientific evidence that addiction is a treatable disease and we know people in our families and communities living wonderful lives in long-term recovery.

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    The alcoholic gene

    Alcoholism often seems to run in families, and we may hear about scientific studies of an “alcoholism gene." A study...

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    Livatone Plus and Hepatitis C

    Dear Christine, I have been a customer of SCB International Inc. for over 10 years. During this time I had...

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    Anxiety in Early Recovery

    “Am I having a panic or anxiety attack as there have been a couple of times this week when I was in an uncomfortable situation and my heart began to race and I got all sweaty and had trouble breathing.?” I explained to my patient that she was probably experiencing a panic or anxiety attack and these attacks are common in early recovery when the brain chemistry is still disturbed. The brain is no longer regularly tranquilized by alcohol, but neither is it making its own tranquilizers yet. So when increased sensory stimulation like an uncomfortable situation occurs, it triggers anxiety and there is nothing to calm it down. Once you experience such an episode, it can feed on itself. Even the fear of having another panic attack can trigger one.

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