Alcoholism

By Boomeryearbook.com

Alcoholics are as human as anyone else. They lie to themselves about who they are and what they do. They fool themselves into believing they are doing well, when in fact they have had a drink and lied about it. They fail.
Alcoholics who have reached the fifth stage of recovery have usually learned a lot about their addiction. They will have learned about dangerous situations to be avoided and about other social situations which must be tackled with caution. By now they should have admitted that they cannot ever have another drink again. Others will have agreed within the group that alcohol is their downfall but secretly still drink and lie to themselves and everyone else.
Elderly alcoholics tend to be a little more stubborn than their younger companions. Likely they feel that they have many more years experience of life and feel they are experts on what they should and should not do. Some have elderly problems and feel handicapped in terms of making a full recovery from alcohol addiction. Almost without fail, however, stage five of the twelve stages to recovery involves big steps toward an honest admission of wrong doing or making huge mistakes.
People with elderly problems who are also addicted to alcohol are invariably faced with a situation where they must confess they are wrong to a much younger listener. We all feel we are wiser than the younger members of our society. Perhaps we are. However, alcohol addiction has no respect for age and dignity. It is as necessary for baby boomers and older people who suffer with elderly problems to be as ‘up front’ about their addiction as anyone else.
Step five is about taking that responsibility. When we look back on our lives, it is easy to see where wrong turns were made but often we blame other elements for the disasters that occurred. A bankrupt will blame the stock market or a bad deal over property, a divorcee will blame their ex spouse for their unhappiness, and an alcoholic is not different in that they rarely blame their problems on alcohol! They see alcohol as their friend; their saviour; their cushion against unhappiness. They rarely admit that alcohol and their addiction to it is the root of their poor decision making, their alienation from loved ones, and their poor health.
In step five, a recovering alcoholic will examine where the wrong turns were made and take the first step toward redemption. Those with elderly problems might scrutinize their difficulties at this stage and try to separate their alcohol addiction from their elderly problems and see each one as a separate issue to be dealt with differently.

Step five very much involves taking the bull by the horns. Self analysis should by now be an issue that is confronted head on by the recovering alcoholic. Step fivers are firmly on the road toward redemption and a successful withdrawal from addiction.

Alcohol Recovery Step 5: Knowing Where We Went Wrong and Taking the First Steps to Redemption is part of Boomer Yearbook’s continuing series of baby boomers psychological coaching tips and how to alleviate elderly problems. We believe knowledge is power. We’d love to hear what you think.

Alcohol Recovery

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Overcoming Alcoholism

By Boomeryearbook.com

Alcoholics can be a self pitying lot! Sometimes, even in the face of enormous encouragement, they will see themselves as being unsupported, unloved and uncared for. Recovering alcoholics approaching the point where they recognize their problem, facing it head on and achieving some success in turning away from their addiction, must nonetheless still undertake a process of self analysis to understand how to conquer further temptation.

Stage three in the process of alcohol recovery involves taking a long and hard look in the mirror and sometimes admitting the reflection is not particularly attractive. Long term alcoholics, some of whom suffer with elderly problems alongside their alcohol dependency, may find the journey through the process of self analysis incredibly difficult and fraught with self doubt and anger at having to go through the ordeal.

Steps in Alcohol Recovery

‘Warts and all’ is a concept we all enjoy when it involves hearing of someone else’s shortcomings but not necessarily our own; especially when we approach our older baby boomer years and possibly have to deal with elderly problems. Some of us harbour the attitude that because we are getting on in life, our faults should be overlooked or ignored out of respect to our age. Even people who are not alcoholics are susceptible to this indulgence; people who are alcohol dependant are inclined to pounce on any loophole that will allow a little leniency and this is the exact time when strict self examination is crucial to success.

The third stage toward recovery is a time of reflection and taking stock of progress made, along with a determination to continue on the road to sobriety. For those who are baby boomers and have a few more years under their belt, the process is no different to that which must be undertaken by a thirty year old. Elderly problems offer no excuse for sitting back and protesting, “Oh I can be cut a little slack at my age”. No, no. The entire process of recovery from alcohol addiction is stapled to a firm resolve to change completely and forever.
Alcoholism is no easy beast to slay. The symptoms of withdrawal, even in the mildest form, are unpleasant and debilitating, especially if they are aggravated by elderly problems. A recovering alcoholic might suffer vomiting, loss of appetite, insomnia, sweats, tremors, involuntary twitching, headaches and a racing or irregular heart rate. Any of these symptoms would cause anxiety in most people but for an alcoholic they represent an excuse to give in. More severe withdrawal might include convulsions, hallucinations, delirium, DT’s and black outs.
Stage three is protracted and difficult. Not only is the alcoholic acutely uncomfortable and suffering from physical symptoms, which might also be combined with the symptoms of elderly problems, he or she will be aware that they are less than half way to complete recovery.
It is hardly surprising then that many alcoholics who have come through all twelve stages of recovery view stage three as one of the most difficult and label it the ‘fork in the road’.

Alcoholic Recovery: Honesty Making a List of our Faults Warts and All is part of Boomer Yearbook’s continuing series of baby boomers psychological coaching tips and how to alleviate elderly problems. We believe knowledge is power. We’d love to hear what you think.

Boomer Yearbook is a Social Network and Psychological Articles for Baby Boomers. Connect with old and new friends, or expand your mind and ward off senior moments and elderly problems with dream analysis and online optical illusions and brain games provided by clinical psychologist Dr. Karen Turner. Join other Baby Boomers to stay informed, receive weekly Newsfeeds, and let your opinions be heard. Baby boomers changed the world. We’re not done yet!

Alcoholism Chart

By Boomeryearbook.com

Alcoholism is a powerful addiction and one that seems impossible to overcome to someone unfortunate enough to suffer under its influence. The effects of alcohol can take a toll on someone’s physical and mental faculties; transforming their personality, alienating them from those closest to them, and turning their life upside down. It can have a malignant influence on the young, the middle aged and even those old enough to be experiencing elderly problems. Is it any wonder, then, that so many alcoholics find it difficult to stay on the road to recovery after the first step has been taken?

One of the major features of an alcoholic’s life is turmoil. An alcoholic must run his or her daily routine as best they can between drinks. The addiction in its early stages appears to the alcoholic to be manageable; pleasant and sociable even. However, the latter throes of alcohol dependency are not pretty. The alcoholic is controlled by drink; unable to go anywhere by car because they cannot do without a drink for long enough to drive; unable to be civil without a drink in their hand, lying to cover up their addiction, and sinking into debt because every cent goes to paying for the bottle. Alcoholism is a terrible way to live and a terrible way to die.

The alcoholic’s determination to restore their own sanity and tranquillity is the key to the second stage of recovering from alcoholism. Although it is true that the hardest part of recovery is admitting there is a problem, the second stage is no bowl of cherries either. For elderly alcoholics, the recovery process is often made more difficult by elderly problems which might include absent mindedness, physical pain caused by age related diseases, isolation and loneliness. Being alone in older age is one of the major elderly problems people might face in later life and for a recovering alcoholic the barriers to be broken down can seem impenetrable.

Taking charge of one’s life is a challenge most people would prefer to face in younger years. For people who have elderly problems and also have an alcohol dependency the difficulties are obvious and sometimes the sufferer will stubbornly refuse help for an agonizing period of time.

Once help has been sought, however, alcoholics with elderly problems often display an iron resolve to beat their alcohol addiction in spite of having to tackle other infirmities.

For those in the position of having to help a recovering alcoholic, the key to the most effective program of help is the restoration of calm and order, which in turn helps to recover serenity, self-composure, and sanity. The chaos that reigns supreme in the life of an alcoholic is one of the most destructive influences and a common reason for the alcoholic ‘falling off the wagon’. A safe haven of calm is always the anchor to success for someone with an alcohol dependency and supporters who are able to help provide the alcoholic with continuity and gentle encouragement are those who are most likely to succeed.

Alcohlic Recovery: Step 2

Alcohol Recovery-The Power That Can Restore Sanity and Tranquillity is part of Boomer Yearbook’s continuing series of baby boomers psychological coaching tips and how to alleviate elderly problems. We believe knowledge is power. We’d love to hear what you think.

Boomer Yearbook is a Social Network and Psychological Articles for Baby Boomers. Connect with old and new friends, or expand your mind and ward off senior moments and elderly problems with dream analysis and online optical illusions and brain games provided by clinical psychologist Dr. Karen Turner. Join other Baby Boomers to stay informed, receive weekly Newsfeeds, and let your opinions be heard. Baby boomers changed the world. We’re not done yet!