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Overcoming Your Alcohol, Drug & Recovery Habits

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Article by Tim Brunson PhD

If you are the point of your life when you finally admit that you are an alcoholic, you are ready to begin the journey toward recovery. This addiction is nothing new. Unfortunately it is rather popular considering there is an estimated 140 million alcohol addicts in the world. So, there has been a considerable amount of thought and experience when it comes to treating alcoholism and helping a person stay sober for a very long time. In fact, over the years I have met numerous people who have been successful and not touched another drink for years – if ever again.

Treatment options vary. The abstinence-with-support 12-step program promoted by Alcoholics Anonymous claims to be quite successful. Medically supervised programs – which may be the only correct option for those with very serious physical alcohol problems – typically use medications to wean a person off their habit and assist with alcohol withdrawal. Recently I have become increasingly interested in alcohol treatment and rehab approaches, which recognize alcohol that the problem with alcohol is like any other addiction. As such, incessant alcohol cravings may be the sign that you have a significant chronic brain disease. Before you get overly concerned by those harsh words, I assure you that this is a more humane and effective way of looking at alcoholism and recovery. That is, unless you prefer all the social stigma, shame, and guilt, which society typically associates with the issue.

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If I Die Before I Wake: A Memoir of Drinking and Recovery

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Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down: 50 Things Every Alcoholic and Addict in Early Recovery Should Know, or How to Stay Clean and Sober, Recovery from Addiction and Substance Abuse

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Healing the Addicted Brain: The Revolutionary, Science-Based Alcoholism and Addiction Recovery Program

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I know I am not the best performer, but I think my songs are decent and real. This song is about being in deep s..t in life and getting that ray of hope that comes through so rarely when your under. It can be related to recovery from drugs or alcohol, depression, loss, or anything that holds us under, and that pin-point where we can see a way out or that better life is possible. With many it what occurs in the midst of a heroin addiction. I appreciate feedback and subscribers and will do likewise. Lyrics: all i own is wrapped up in A leather bundle all i ever wanted was to play my guitar all of my pain i locked up deep inside and threw away the only key-now its been handed back to me all my life-all i learned was how to stumble day into week into months into years all the love i could’ve shared and been a part of i ran away from it stricken with fear CHORUS from time to time I catch a glimpse and i see somethin more all i need is some kinda sign i cannot live like this anymore…anymore all of my dreams started strong and then they crumbled turned to dust by the weight of my years who i am now and who i’m wanta become later gonna take a lot more than a shiftin a gears CHORUS from time to time i’d shake my head and get up off the floor all i need is to clear my poor mind i cannot live like this anymore…anymore all of my heroes shook me up and let me tumble lain by the roadside broken in two took that key and started to unlock my sorrows it was my last option-nothin to …