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You are Not Alone!

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June 4, 2015

In the final months of my active alcoholism I was living in the attic room of my house. I drank about 6 bottles of cheap Spanish wine plus a dozen cans of strong German beer every day. The alcohol had little effect on me by this stage. I only drank…
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Why?

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June 4, 2015

This blog is written for alcoholics and those who love and live with them, by alcoholics in recovery. For those who know what it is like to live with alcoholism but would also like to know why alcoholism affects the alcoholic and those around him in the way it…
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We have moved Theme!?

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June 3, 2015

As you can see The Alcoholics Guide to Alcoholism has moved to a new blog theme! This blog theme will hopefully be more easy to read and more in keeping with my intention to keep blogs below 600 words and to be more about recovery from addiction rather than the disease/disorder…
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The Power of Identification!!

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June 2, 2015

The main reason I am alive today, sober and have recovered from a seemingly hopeless condition of alcoholism is simple! Or rather the first step can be simple. The first step on my recovery journey was to identify with the life stories of other recovering alcoholics. Not necessarily with where…
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Self Diagnosing Alcoholism

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June 1, 2015

For those reading who feel they may a problem with alcoholism I will attempt to help you self diagnose. I personally came into recovery via AA after my local doctor/GP, stated quite unequivocally that he thought I was an alcoholic. I was with my wife at the time. The scales…
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A Final Word and a New Page?

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May 30, 2015

A Final Word – before I get all close up and personal next week with our new format on Alcoholics Gide to Alcoholism which will now be blogs, 600 words or less, based on my own experience of addiction and recovery. Written specifically for those thinking of coming into or…
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600 Words or Less!

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May 29, 2015

SPECIAL NOTIFICATION! All blogs on this blogsite The Alcoholics Guide to Alcoholism will be less than 600 words in length from next week onwards!! All blogs will be based on my experience of addiction and recovery! All blogs will be devoid of Sciencespeak!! I will blog about how I got…
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Distorted Thinking!!

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May 29, 2015

We have a new page!!. This page will look at the myriad of cognitive distortions and preservative (and deluded) thinking that appears to be part of the condition of many different addictive behaviours. So far in this blog we have looked at how altered stress systems effect emotion…
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Life In Recovery (Part 3)

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May 28, 2015

“This story is only starting to be told. We have much work to do … to challenge the stereotypes of both the general public and our own professionals. Addiction may well be a chronic, relapsing condition but people can and do recover. They can change and that change is not…
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Life In Recovery – Australia (Part 2)

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May 27, 2015

“After over five years of intermittent relapses and struggling to re-invent myself, I can safely say that I feel at ease in my own company for the first time in my life. I trust that I will do the right thing by myself and my family”. “…all levels of…
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