Alcoholism
During the last two stages of recovery, an alcoholic is deeply involved in personal growth and the importance of complete and permanent reform. For alcoholics with elderly problems, stage ten can be an epiphany. Someone with elderly problems and also an alcoholic dependency will have probably suffered under the control of addiction for many years. The last stages of recovery offer the alcoholic a chance to resolve that the changes made are going to be unshakeable.
For those with a deep religious belief, stage ten can provide an inner peace that escaped the addict in the early stages. When a person with alcohol addiction first seeks help, the withdrawal from dependency leaves them unable to function normally and unable to appreciate the changes that have been brought about.
The early condition of alcohol withdrawal is painful, with physical discomforts that leave the addict unable to think clearly about anything other than their own will to survive the physical punishment of being deprived of alcohol. As the craving for alcohol becomes easier to control, the addict is able to consider other aspects of his or her dependency and how it may be kept in check. By stage ten, many of these issues have been conquered or at least satisfactorily addressed.
Alcoholics with elderly problems might have other matters to resolve. Some elderly addicts do not live in a conventional family home but in an assisted accommodation where their addiction might have caused all manner of difficulties. While some of these issues might have been resolved, the addict with elderly problems still requires a period of reflection in which to toughen their resolve that the changes they have made are unbreakable and permanent.
Some addicts who regularly attended a weekly religious service before their addiction overturned their faith, return to a regime of spiritual enlightenment during their recovery from alcohol dependency, becoming heavily involved with their religion again and enjoying a ‘return to grace’. They are invariably welcomed with open arms by congregation members and this in turn helps to strengthen their resolve for permanent change.
In this way, a spiritual support system is always seen as a positive aspect of recovery and is viewed by many as crucial to total reform from addiction. Many recovering alcoholics also develop a strong resolve to attend their church or other regular spiritual venue and some go on to form alcoholic support groups within their religious community.
It is paramount for any addict in the final stages of recovery to face the problems of their addiction, recognize where they went wrong and resolve to never travel the same path again. An admission to weakness need not necessarily be an admission to failure. What is more important is taking control of that weakness and rendering it powerless to regain its hold. The recovering addict’s resolve at stage ten should be a thing of iron and often a spiritual support is brought into play at this vital stage.
Alcoholic Recovery
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