A Television Special About Alcoholism Signs Leads to Some Stressful and Dismal Emotions About a Young Lady’s Irresponsible and Excessive Drinking

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 at 9:00 pm

Daniel had been engaging in excessive drinking behavior since her senior year in college. Now, six years later, she drank more than ever. One Monday evening when she was feeling ill, Daniel decided to stay home, lighten up, and watch television.

While looking for a program to watch that she would find exciting, she immediately became attracted to a program about teenage and young adult drinking difficulties.

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The spokesperson articulated the difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction and then got into the subject of alcoholic symptoms and alcoholism warning signs. When the spokesperson discussed a person’s alcoholic behavior and some of the more customary alcohol dependency signs and symptoms that alcohol addicted people display, Daniel got quite disturbed because it virtually seemed as if the speaker was talking explicitly to her.

After watching the television program, Daniel made a promise to herself that she would telephone her health care provider the next business day and make an appointment to discuss her drinking situation.

When the following morning arrived, true to her word, Daniel called her physician and made an appointment. In the meantime, she went on the Internet and did a search for alcoholic symptoms. Especially difficult were the following symptoms or signs: sleep problems, increasing frustration, sneaking a couple of drinks before social activities, serious employment and relationship difficulties, and making excuses to drink at virtually every opportunity.

Simply put, due to the fact that Daniel displayed all of these symptoms she went deeper in her Internet search and found several blogs and websites that featured diverse alcoholic symptoms and warning signs.

One of the symptoms that really caught her awareness was the following: “Do you usually drink after promising yourself that you won’t?” While Daniel never totally comprehended the fact that she may have a major drinking difficulty, after reading about the diverse alcoholism warning signs and symptoms, she couldn’t reject the fact that for the past three or four months, she over and over again tried but failed at noticeably reducing her drinking or totally stopping.

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Another alcoholism symptom that captured her interest was the following: “Have friends annoyed you by frowning upon your problem drinking?” When Daniel read this she instantaneously recalled a recent fight she had with her boyfriend about her abusive drinking. Moreover, Daniel openly reflected on a recent fight she had with her parents about her hazardous drinking behavior. Since Daniel sincerely thought that she didn’t have a drinking problem, when friends discussed her drinking behavior she of course got disturbed and mad.

A third alcohol addiction symptom was the following: “Do you crave a drink when you first awaken in the morning?” Until now, Daniel had been lying to herself about her drinking circumstance. After reading about the aforementioned alcoholism warning signs, conversely, she knew if she was really honest with herself that she was facing a severe drinking issue, especially given the fact that she now thought that she required a drink the first thing when she woke up to diminish her anxiety.

Not only this but the next alcohol addiction symptom really got her thinking about her drinking behavior: “Do you drink to steer clear of anxiety or problems?” When she reflected on her life for a few moments, she comprehended that just about in every demanding circumstance in the past three or four months, she told herself that she needed a drink to help cope with the stressful situations in her life.

The final alcohol dependency symptom that made her feel somewhat uneasy about her drinking behavior was the following: “Has your enthusiasm for life decreased since you started drinking more often?” When Daniel read this sign she noticeably comprehended that drinking had become a critical difficulty in her life because of her lack of energy and also because she quit pursuing her goals and her passions.

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After reflecting on all of these negative alcohol dependency signs and symptoms, Daniel at first felt sad. Then something thrilling came about. She realized that she was going to see her doctor about her drinking problems and she also reflected on the fact that that she would discuss all of the above alcoholism warning signs and symptoms with her. Indeed, for the first time in a number of months, Daniel honestly felt a sense of hopefulness because she was dealing with her drinking difficulties and was in the end ready to make the needed alterations so that she could get back the life that was slipping away.

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