I recently wrote a post named “signs that you have a drinking problem” and have noticed not many have read that certain post.
You really need to be honest with yourself when faced with a drinking problem because when it all comes down to it, you are responsible for your own actions.
Be honest with yourself
Being honest with yourself was much harder for me than it is to tell people that I had a drinking problem, it really was and is.
I never wanted to feel like I was not in control of my own actions.
I always figured or assumed that I was… boy was I wrong! And there were so many out there that was there to prove that to me, except for myself.
You really need to take a step back and truthfully ask yourself, do I have a drinking problem?
Deep down inside, you will know if you do. Others around you whether it is family, friends or co-workers will be able to tell you before you want to tell yourself.
Most of the time it is because they can see it before you do. Whether or not you would like to admit it.
I have a great number of friends that I would never tell them what they need to do but sometimes I wish I could or would. I just don’t want to lose the ones I have for being honest with them.
Faced with a drinking problem
Facing your problem is only a small step towards becoming sober. The big and most important one is getting there!
It’s not an easy thing to do and sometimes, I wonder how I even achieved it, to be honest. Looking back on it, I knew for a very long time that I had a problem but kept telling myself that I had a handle on it.
Towards the end days of being absolutely blasted out of my skull, I started to come to realize that I did in fact have a problem.
I am so glad that I got a hold of it before it took me down the road of no return.
I also honestly believe that if it were not for my family and co-workers, I would have never stopped! That is no lie.
I was faced finally with something I just could not handle losing in my life and that was myself and my family. It was heading that way quicker than I ever thought possible.
I had already lost my marriage due to my alcoholism, the respect of my children and my peers, yeah…it got that bad!
Facing your problem is that one step you really need to get a handle on because when it all come down to it, that will be your deciding factor in whether you get sober or not.
Try this sometime…look in the mirror when you are wasted and concentrate for a second and tell yourself you have a problem and you are out of control! I’m being dead serious. See if you can actually convince yourself by admitting it to yourself, then you will see.
So, be honest with yourself when faced with a drinking problem.
Only you can take that first step.
Others will help you with the second step, getting sober.
On a side note: If you notice in my blog posts, I don’t mention AA much but to be truthful, it helped me in my first 10 months of my sobriety. Whether you believe in God or not, the program works! And whether you ask God for help or anything else that you consider being a your higher power, stick with it. Sobriety is awesome!!
