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Increase in alcohol tolerance
|
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Surreptitious
drinking
|
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Urgency
of first drink
|
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Unable
to discuss problem
|
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Drinking
bolstered with excuses
|
|
Persistent
remorse
|
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Promises
and resolutions fail
|
|
Loss
of other interests
|
|
Work
and money troubles
|
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Neglect
of food
|
|
Tremors
and early morning drinks
|
|
Occasional
relief drinking
|
|
Constant
relief drinking commences
|
|
Onset
of memory blackouts increasing dependence on alcohol
|
|
Feelings of guilt
|
|
Memory blackouts increase
|
|
Decrease
of ability to stop drinking when others do so grandiose and aggressive
behavior
|
|
Efforts
to control fail repeatedly
|
|
Tries
geographical escapes
|
|
Family
and friends avoided
|
|
Unreasonable
resentments
|
|
Loss
of ordinary willpower
|
|
Decrease
in alcohol tolerance
|
|
Learns alcoholism is an illness |
|
Stops taking alcohol |
|
Assisted in making personal stocktaking |
|
Spiritual needs examined |
|
Onset
of New hope
|
|
Appreciation of possibilities of new way of life
|
|
Regular nourishment taken
|
|
Realistic thinking
|
|
Natural rest and sleep family and friends appreciate efforts
|
|
Facts faced with courage
|
|
Increase
of emotional control
|
|
First
step towards economic stability
|
|
Rationalizations recognized
|
|
Onset
of lengthy intoxications
|
|
Impaired
thinking
|
|
Indefinable
fears
|
|
Obsession with drinking
|
|
All alibis exhausted
|
|
Honest
desire for help told addiction can be arrested
|
|
Meets former addicts normal and happy
|
|
Right thinking begins
|
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Physical overhaul by doctor
|
|
Star of group therapy
|
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Diminishing fears of the unknown future
|
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Return of self esteem
|
|
Desire to escape goes
|
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Adjustment to family needs
|
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New interests develop |
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Rebirth of ideals
|
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Application
of real values
|
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Confidence
of employers
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