Advice for alcoholic who is only just accepting they has a problem?

Is there anyone that can give advice on this. Next stages? AA? personal experiences? thanksAdvice for alcoholic who is only just accepting they has a problem?
I see several people have suggested AA, and I just want to chime in and point out that many people who try AA do not like it; some actually find it intellectually offensive. There are a number of other options, however, including SMART Recovery. Also, it is not true that it's impossible to quit without help; in fact the majority of people who quit drinking do so on their own, without any program at all.Advice for alcoholic who is only just accepting they has a problem?
There are three main factors that differentiate the ''alcoholic '' from the heavy drinker. (1) Cannot envisage life without alcohol.This is called obsession. (2) cannot control the urge to drink, usually at the most inopportune moments, called''compulsion'' and (3) once having started drinking the alcoholic cannot control the amount he/she drinks, this is called ''craving''that is triggered by the initial alcohol intake.


I would suggest you obtain the book called ''Alcoholics Anonymous'' written by alcoholics for alcoholics that contains the remedy for this condition.
AA. Listen. Talk. Meditate and pray. Read. Get involved. Have coffee with friends from the group. Get phone numbers and call them if the urge to drink comes back (that urge may be there for a while). Get a sponsor. Sponsor someone as soon as you feel you can (it's not brain surgery, it's accompanying someone else who has the same problem). Do service in the group--serve coffee, fold chairs, sweep the floor, just be there and keep busy. Life gets different. 90 meetings in 90 days--if that seems like a long time, just go every day the 90 days will take care of themselves.The brain heals somewhat, the emotions find peaceful expressions, a meaning to life begins to emerge. One day at a time. One day at a time. One day at a time. And if a day is too long--one hour, ten minutes, one minute--at a time. Good luck!
First thing, well done. I am an alcoholic who has not drumk for 8 years. I live in Spain and on the National Health Service there was a special department for alcohol abuse. It is really important to have lots of help around you. You should join a group as soon as possible. I thought I could manage without group, that it was stupid, but I kept falling back to drinking, so I went to group therapy for over 2 years.





And yes one day at a time, YOU CAN NEVER HAVE JUST ONE DRINK, NO MORE, EVER...





There are times that you go backwards and start drinking again, but you get out again, because you have people who can show you how.





It is very very difficult to stop drinking and you really show strength by admitting your problem, I couldnt accept that I was an alcoholic, nor could I accept that it is an illness and can be cures, there are medications that help you through the bad patches, and also there is medication that makes you feel very very ill if you drink.





Its hars, its a long haul, but my God its worth it. You get your life back, you realise it couldnt possibly have been that everybody else was wrong and you were right, at the end of the cure you know yourself better and become a better and stronger person.





Please carry on and e me anytime you want to talk
Don't try and do it on your own, get help from AA or similar, I had counselling, spent a few months going to a rehab centre on a daily basis and went to AA, I don't go anymore but have stayed off the booze and turned my life around, it is so difficult to trust at first but people there are trying to help you, so keep an open mind and try different things, something will work for you. good luck and stay safe.
Contact your local AA or NA, or if you want, i manage several online support groups, for addiction. Email me, and I can give ya the web addresses to them !!!





And the FIRST STEP, is admitting YOU have a problem !!!





GOOD LUCK !!!





P.S. YOU can contact me at:


themidnightricorder@hotmail.com


for info about the groups that I manage.
smartrecovery.org
A day at a time is best advice !!!!
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