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Old 10-10-2008, 10:52 AM
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Default Common Symptoms Leading to Alcohol Relapse

When trying to relieve yourself from alcohol addiction, it is very important that you have an idea about the possible symptoms that can lead you back to the addiction. This is known as relapse and is supposedly the worst phase. A conscious understanding of these symptoms is especially essential since, this is the phase when you are most vulnerable to go back to the addictive phase. Some of the commonly observed symptoms include:

Dishonesty and Pretension: This begins with a series of small lies that you start telling to your family and friends. You are just not aware when you start lying to your own self and start pretending or making excuses for things which you are expected to do but you somehow just fail to do.

Argumentative: You are always in a mood to provoke unnecessary arguments and the worst part is that you feel that you are always right. You are just not ready to accept a losers place in the argument in spite of knowing that you are being unreasonable about the whole situation.

Impatience: This is one of the most commonly observed symptoms, where even the smallest of delay makes you impatient. Since, you are so accustomed to the fact that alcohol is about immediate gratification, you are not ready to consider the fact that recovery is all about being patient.

Carefree Attitude: You need to understand that you are at a very crucial stage, where even the slightest of carelessness can set you up for a fall. Just a little inclination towards a carefree attitude can bring you back to the state you have been trying to recover from.

Over-Expectations: It is not right to expect others to change because you are trying to change. People may take time to accept the fact that you can stay clean and sober. It is for your own good that you are changing and so, it is not wise to have over expectations from others.
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Old 05-29-2009, 10:38 AM
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right view these are the real symptoms which give rise to alcohol relapse
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Old 07-29-2009, 06:58 AM
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Nowadays many people all over the world consuming alcohol,
if they read this post means surely they will leave the habit
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Old 01-12-2010, 09:50 PM
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I had 0 months sober and now a few hours.my first relapse warning sign was my being dishonest at work w/ money. I knew it wasn't right and still did it and took even larger sums. I had every sign on here and i pushed them aside. I am going to do a lot of studying on relapse prevention so i will take heed next time.


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when trying to relieve yourself from alcohol addiction, it is very important that you have an idea about the possible symptoms that can lead you back to the addiction. This is known as relapse and is supposedly the worst phase. A conscious understanding of these symptoms is especially essential since, this is the phase when you are most vulnerable to go back to the addictive phase. Some of the commonly observed symptoms include:

Dishonesty and pretension: This begins with a series of small lies that you start telling to your family and friends. You are just not aware when you start lying to your own self and start pretending or making excuses for things which you are expected to do but you somehow just fail to do.

Argumentative: You are always in a mood to provoke unnecessary arguments and the worst part is that you feel that you are always right. You are just not ready to accept a losers place in the argument in spite of knowing that you are being unreasonable about the whole situation.

Impatience: This is one of the most commonly observed symptoms, where even the smallest of delay makes you impatient. Since, you are so accustomed to the fact that alcohol is about immediate gratification, you are not ready to consider the fact that recovery is all about being patient.

Carefree attitude: You need to understand that you are at a very crucial stage, where even the slightest of carelessness can set you up for a fall. Just a little inclination towards a carefree attitude can bring you back to the state you have been trying to recover from.

Over-expectations: It is not right to expect others to change because you are trying to change. People may take time to accept the fact that you can stay clean and sober. It is for your own good that you are changing and so, it is not wise to have over expectations from others.
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Old 01-12-2010, 09:51 PM
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i had 20 months sober and now a few hours.my first relapse warning sign was my being dishonest at work w/ money. I knew it wasn't right and still did it and took even larger sums. I had every sign on here and i pushed them aside. I am going to do a lot of studying on relapse prevention so i will take heed next time.
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Old 01-14-2010, 05:19 PM
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Also getting to the point where you can ride out the cravings and know they are only temporary and getting to the other side without using will build confidence in doing it again.
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Old 01-16-2010, 08:46 PM
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Interesting article, thanks for sharing it with me. I'm working on an essay related to the alcool and this is very useful for me.
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some good and interesting thoughts
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Old 03-29-2010, 11:04 AM
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In 1992 psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr. Nicholay Vorobiev began treating patients suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. Following all of the traditionally accepted methods of treatment he soon came to realize that the results obtained were quite unsatisfactory, and often very unreliable.

Dr. Vorobiev felt the need for something new and revolutionary in the treatment of heroin, cocaine, marihuana, alcohol, tablet addictions, for something that could offer real results. Thus began the search for new methods, the psychotherapeutic experiment, the unorthodox solutions, and the first victories. Over time Dr. Vorobiev's method - which seeks to establish in the patient a negative relationship with the substance of addiction, by developing a psychological as well as physiological aversion to the substance in question - began to take shape. News of the doctor and his effective new methodology spread quickly.
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