The mind of an alcoholic works differently to that of a normal drinker when it comes to alcohol. Our minds compel us to drink too much too often, our memory becomes distorted, and we become increasingly anxious, depressed, fearful, alone […]
Relapse is a crushing and confusing experience. Stopping drinking is hard and I never understood quite how hard it was until I tried. It’s hard because sometimes the test can be ferocious, and sometimes it can be devious… my addiction kept finding new ways to challenge me. Until I realised just how hard it was, and how devious it could be, I didn’t bring enough to the attempt… that’s my experience. But relapse isn’t failure, it is education.
This post follows on from the post “The mechanics of alcoholism“. It is more relevant if that is read first. The dopamine “reward system” as it is called is the starting point of addiction, but not everybody who drinks alcohol […]
There is no single point at which someone becomes alcoholic, and it is not determined by how much they drink. In fact alcoholism has remarkably little to do with alcohol at all. There is another drug, that our brain produces […]