Alcoholism and Addiction: What are the steps to recovery?

Just this morning when I was going through twitter and this is what was trending; whole topic of alcoholism. First people do not know what it is and some say it is just drinking. Drinking What? We have seen many degrees and PHDs go to waste because of alcoholism, families separate, people die, children suffer, people being raped and much more because of drinking. Actually as we talk Kenya has become one of the top countries which count large loss of people due to drinking and driving. This case is worldwide and many people have lost lives while others suffered ‘unrepairable injuries’ and you can count more.

Maybe you may ask how all this starts and one of the comments on twitter confirmed to me that parents are the playing the biggest role in introducing alcohol to their kids. ‘RT @ntvkenya: "RT @SOTNKe: My Dad gave me my first drink- alcohol- Ann Mathu #SOTNKE" What role do parents play in curbing alcoholism?’ and many more I have heard. Others come out of influence while others it is a family thing and alcoholism is in their blood. We have seen people quit completely and life become better for them. On the other hand there are those who stop and continue after some months. Not blaming them or saying they had not made up their mind or something like that.

Talking of influence as mentioned above. This has been one of the ways in which people find themselves into drinking and finally becoming alcoholic. People may go out and decide to drink and after that it is a journey started which can never be quite. There are still some people to start and stop it after sometimes. These are people who know what they are doing and understand the whole concept of alcoholism and its dangers. There are other people who take counsel very carefully and limit themselves to drinking even when alcohol is available no matter the influence. This is yet another group of people who know what they are doing and want in life.

Another group of people is that which decide come rain come sunshine they are going to drink and bath with it to the last drop. This is poisoning you! These are people who do not care what life has and the goodness of it. There are other people who cannot drink and they do not have any interest in it at all and we can only say it is by choice. Now, I want us to focus on this group of people who do not know how to limit themselves as well as those who take alcohol as their daily bread.

The desire!!!

There are people who desire to stop drinking and resume to their daily life. These people need help from me and you. What these people need is the ability to stop going to bars and or restaurants which have bars and stop hanging out with friends who drink. But this is not the solution because if beer is brought on their table they are going to drink and be drunk. Anyone can talk to them and give them advice on how bad alcohol is and all that and they can even swear to their children, with grave, cross and anything that is in heaven and under the sun. This can solve nothing is the person has not made THE DECISION. Very important. A person who makes a decision cannot be controlled otherwise by anything or what. And that is why all any alcoholic person doesn’t need any counsel put in his or her head only but has a role to play and that is making the decision.

One of the highlights that was in twitter that caught my eyes was this. ‘RT @VinieO: If you have not started, don’t start- addiction is a disease but don’t be ashamed about it. Seek Help – Ann’ Mathu on @SOTNKe. This sounds like a person who has been into drinking. Or what we call tasting and knowing how it all goes. This maybe a person who knows every sweetness and every bitterness not forgetting the sour and pain of alcohol

Consequences of being alcoholic

Another comment which came into my eyes and touched me was this. ‘RT @VinieO: My mum took away my kids and said, 'enda kunywa mpaka ukufe' coz i would drink all day- Ann Mathu on @SOTNKe’. Imagine your own mother telling you this??? You think is because she doesn’t have any love remaining for such a person?? No! She was disappointed and now this was the only solution which is to help the children. Hoping the writer has now changed.

Another thing which can come apart from being separated from your family is lack of respect. You lose your dignity and any person can take you like rubbish or anything which is close or further than that.

Conclusion;

If you cannot control your drinking then do not go into it. If you cannot drink and be responsible then know it is not your thing and it is not fit for you. If you can drink and not think or behave then drinking is not of your type. If you can drink and forget that there is life for tomorrow then know drinking was not made or meant for you.
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