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Are You An “Alcoholic”?

The first thing we need to understand, before looking at the signs of a drinking problem, is whether or not you’re an alcoholic.

Deciding if you’re an alcoholic can sometimes appear to be a precursor to getting sober.

I’m here to tell you that you do NOT need to call yourself an alcoholic to get sober.

Some problem drinkers will think to themselves that because their drinking problem isn’t as bad as an “alcoholics”, they don’t try to fix it.

“Well, it’s not like I’m an alcoholic that has to drink in the morning when I wake up every day.”

They think to themselves.

I’ve spoken about the “alcoholic” a number of times, and it makes up a crucial part of the Soberclear program. However, it’s important to touch on this now.

Understanding the concept of the “alcoholic” will help you understand your drinking problem much more clearly.

My Story With Being An “Alcoholic”

When I realised my drinking was a problem, there was a point where I tried going to A.A.

That’s what everyone else says to do, right? If you’ve got a problem, you go to a meeting.

Whilst A.A. works for some people, including my Mum who has been for 20 years, it wasn’t for me.

I’m not going to go into the reasons in this post, but I will touch on the label of the “alcoholic”.

When you introduce yourself during a meeting, you are supposed to introduce yourself as an alcoholic.

“Hi, I’m Cassandra and I’m an alcoholic.”

They say.

In other words, if you’ve stopped drinking for 15 years using A.A., you still are supposed to introduce yourself as an alcoholic.

In other words, you are still a problem. You are still powerless over alcohol.
It makes no difference how long you have been sober. You are always an alcoholic.
Excessive alcohol consumption was merely an extension of your personality flaw – the “alcoholic” in you.

To me, that’s a huge problem.

Let me explain why…

Let’s say we’ve got Ted. Ted is 28 and he thinks he might have a drinking problem.
He goes to his first meeting.

Here, he is told to decide if he is an alcoholic or not. All of the people in the meeting are telling similar stories to what Ted has experienced.

“Surely, if all these people can’t handle their drink and I’m like them – I must be one of them”

He thinks to himself.

If Ted decides he is an alcoholic, he now has a label.

Being an “alcoholic” carries a LOT of weight.

Let’s say Ted stops attending meetings after 3 months. He no longer enjoys it and he decided it wasn’t for him for whatever reason.

Well, what happens to the label?

Does that mean Ted is still an alcoholic?

What happens if he relapses and gets black-out drunk?

“Well, I’m an alcoholic apparently. I can’t control it. I’m powerless.”

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