Do you Need Alcohol Treatment? Hello

If you think you need Alcohol Treatment - you're not alone! For most folks, alcohol is a stimulant and a bottle or beer or a couple of glasses of wine can be a great way to unwind and help you relax with family and friends. However, 1 in 10 of all people develops a physical craving for the drug alcohol and this quite often leads to a life of self destruction for the drinker and those around him.

Alcohol and drug treatment is one of the most difficult situations that you or a loved one can be in. By the time I needed alcohol treatment, I was so far gone that it was next to impossible for anyone to convince me that I had a problem. This is simply referred to as being in denial, a common condition among practicing alcoholics. Of course, I had been in detox before, and once a friend had even talked me into coming along to a 12-step program, but I was almost completely convinced that none of this was for me and that I had no problem at all with alcohol or drug abuse. Nope, alcohol treatment was nothing I wanted or needed.

Finally, my friends did an intervention to get me into an alcohol treatment program. I never thought I’d see the day when I would even be talking about an alcohol and drug rehab center. Anyway, one day, they all came up to me as I woke up, hung over and grumpy. They told me that I had a problem and that the only way to treat it was to really enroll myself in a drug and alcohol treatment center. I was, needless to say, furious, and tried to kick them out but when, after my fight with my friends and families, I almost immediately went to my bar to get myself another beer, I realized that they were right, and that I needed alcohol treatment more than anyone. I don’t know quite how it happened, but something about this little conflict with a whole bunch of those close to me, seem to switch on a light somewhere in my conscious mind and made me aware for the fist time that drug and alcohol rehabilitation was my only hope for a useful and happy lifestyle. Up until this moment, I couldn’t see the problem.

The people at the alcohol treatment center were friendly, and tried to get us psyched up. Jesus Christ, I felt like a kid at summer camp with counselors pulling balloon animals out of their ass just to put a smile on my face. I know that in reality, the alcohol treatment program was nowhere near that bad, but it is hard for me to ask for and accept help, and all of these different people trying to tell me about how to change my life got a little stale very quickly.

Finally, one of the therapists sat me down and told me that I didn't have to be there, and that the reason that I was there was that, on some level, I knew that I needed to change and aim for a life that was free of alcohol and drug abuse. He told me that no one could change me but myself and that, deep down inside, I had to find the reason that I was there in the first place, and the strength that would let me use the alcohol treatment program to begin a new phase in my life. I know, cliché as hell, but wouldn't you know it, the guy was right. I've been sober now for five years and it’s all thanks to the alcohol and drug abuse treatment center, the alcohol and drug counselor that took me under his wing, and of course me myself. I mustn’t forget to pat myself on the back too because if it wasn’t for me, I wouldn’t be where I am today which is a much happier place than I ever thought possible.

I’ve since repaired all those bridges that I burnt during my selfish drinking days, and have renewed and wonderful relationships with family, friends and colleagues. I’ve now become a worker among workers, a friend among friends, and a valued family member. Once again, it’s all with thanks to alcohol treatment and the continued support of alcoholics anonymous otherwise known as AA.

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