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We Admitted We Were Powerless Over Alcohol

by William Porter | Oct 19, 2018 | Alcohol, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, Problem Drinking, Stopping drinking

Step 1 of the 12 steps of AA is admitting you are powerless over alcohol. Admitting powerlessness is very debasing, it is a form of surrender. It is giving up. Of course that is one of the main thrusts of AA, giving up and ceding control to your higher power. In this...

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by William Porter | Oct 11, 2018 | Alcohol, Alcohol Withdrawal, Alcohol Withdrawal, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, Problem Drinking, Stopping drinking

This is a talk I gave at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary Alcohol Liaison Unit. You’ll have to forgive the rather dreary monologue, it was better live; talking in front of a live audience is far more engaging than than sitting alone at home late in the evening...

Cravings

by William Porter | Oct 6, 2018 | Alcohol, Alcohol Withdrawal, Alcohol Withdrawal, Craving, Stopping drinking, Uncategorised

This is a slightly amended response of mine to a post in the Facebook Alcohol Explained group about cravings. I thought it was worth sharing a bit more widely: Don’t forget what a ‘craving’ is. It is you, fantasising about how nice it would be to have a drink. It is a...

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