Recovery Blogs

Everyone has a different story to tell about their addiction and recovery. The purpose of the blogs is for individuals to share their experience, strength and hope. Please bear in mind that there is no "One True Way" to recover, so no judgements and look for the similarities rather than the differences.

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Step 1 - The Problem

I am powerless over alcohol. For many years I suffered from a mental obsession, an insanity if you like, which convinced me that I could control my drinking and drink like a normal person. However no matter what I drank, where and when, I ended up drunk. That is because I also have a physical allergy to alcohol. By allergy I mean an abnormal reaction to alcohol in that once I start drinking alcohol I crave more alcohol. The brand was irrelevant; if it was alcohol I wanted more.

Sometimes my intentions were good and I honestly only intended to drink a couple....