by Lisa Frederiksen
Here are three key concepts for alcoholism recovery that a person who has been diagnosed with alcoholism or one who has decided on their own they are an alcoholic may want to focus on:
1. Accepting that alcoholism is one of the diseases of addiction; addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disease (which is what makes it impossible to drink any amount of alcohol and succeed in long-term recovery).
2. Accepting one has the disease (which is what helps a person accept they cannot successfully drink some amount of alcohol some day).
3. Understanding there are many options to help with successfully treating the disease and that various options work better than others, depending on the individual and on their stage in their recovery process.
For more information on these three concepts:
for #1, click here
for #2, click here
for #3, click here and/or click here.
Rev. 2/26/10
