Drunkenness

To a degree of moderation alcohol can have a positive affect on health.

In excess it can kill.

Somewhere in between it poisons the mind and body.

We turn to it to take the edge off our day, to lubricate our social anxiety, and to kill the pain of mental or physical anguish.

Alcohol works it’s way into our lives as a crutch, and for some it goes no further.  They learn once what happens when they drink too much, and they control the beast.

For some others, the beast controls them.  They cannot go a day without it.  They function on the surface, but emotionally they are dysfunctional.  For any moment they are not busy, they must drown their thoughts in an alcohol abyss.

The next level is those who no longer function in society; their jobs, friends, families are affected to such an extent that relationships fail, ties are severed.  Beyond this is pure destruction.

Quitting is possible, if not easy.  Controlling the beast is a way of empowering oneself to understand what causes the dependence on alcohol.  Quitting does not solve the underlying emotional issue.  Quitting pulls oneself back from the final stages of alcoholism.

The underlying cause of alcohol dependency must be confronted to remove the power of alcohol over one’s life.  This is how one collars the beast.

Examine the root of unhappiness, what is missing in your life that your relationships, job and activities do not fulfill.  What thoughts are you hoping to drown?  You could see a therapist, but you know what truly saddens you.  You just don’t know how to make a change.

A lifestyle change is empty for you without a purpose.  Here is where you need to take time to think, without that drink.  What is it you need to fulfill your dreams.  When you think of your dreams, do you see your life now, do you see yourself overindulging, or do you see something else?  Now make a plan and give yourself a reason to make a change.