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Alcohol is a depressant of the central nervous system that slows brain function. Alcohol has sedative effects that can create feelings of relaxation and sleepiness, therefore drinking around bedtime may result in a restful night’s sleep. However, excessive alcohol consumption has been associated with poor sleep quality and duration. Those who regularly consume alcohol before…

Most people agree that drinking is a social activity and a way to deal with stress, but it’s more than just a temporary way to feel better. There are many reasons why you might want to stop drinking alcohol. It could be because of your health, your relationships, or just because you want to. No…

Alcohol consumption is prevalent among married couples, yet, like cereal with pineapple juice, alcohol with marriage can dissolve a union or drive a chasm between its members. Addiction damages relationships in a variety of ways because it causes the addict to prefer alcohol above all else. When a person has agreed to share their house,…

Not happy with the number that comes up on your scale? Hold up! It might not be because of what you ate last night, but because of what you drank. There are no nutrition labels on alcoholic drinks like there are on other foods. The food police could complain about too much sugar, fat, or…

Throughout the course of their alcoholism, people lose time, self esteem, energy, sometimes jobs and even relationships. They lose money, weight, independence, and employment. And eventually, they lose the trust of their friends and family. Trust must be gained, which makes it all the more difficult to reclaim. There are no shortcuts to rebuilding trustworthy…

So how does alcohol work in terms of the way it gets us caught then we are trying to get out and we can’t see how to get out and sometimes we don’t even realise that we are trapped. You can now watch my video relating to this blog on YouTube. Simply click on the…

Denial around alcohol, what exactly is that? You can now watch my video relating to this blog post on YouTube, simply click on the below image and it will take you there. Denial was a place I was at for a long time around alcohol. And we hear people say oh they are in denial around alcohol…

What is it about alcohol that keeps us coming back for more? More often than we would like to and then having more of it than we want to. What is it about it? Well, I’m going to answer that question. At some point in time most of us have been in a position where…

If you find yourself with an alcohol problem. The question that you may well find yourself asking is what do I do about it? It’s helpful to understand some of the background, ok so I am motivated, so that means I am a motivated drinker, alcohol is addictive, ok I get all that, so what…