After all, for the true alcoholic, it doesn't seem to him (or her) that he has a problem.  He's just having a good time.  If everybody would just get off his back, everything would be okay.  He's got a disease, but it sure doesn't seem like one and the last thing that would ever occur to him is that he needs help.

Because alcoholism is a progressive disease, there comes a point at which even the most dedicated drunk decides that there just might be a problem.  Alcoholism does not stay in one place.  It doesn't hit a certain stage and then level off. It keeps deepening, affecting him physically, mentally, morally and spiritually.  On all of those levels he keeps getting worse until finally he hits bottom.

So where is bottom?  Nobody really knows.

For some, getting that first DUI might be where the turning point comes.  Getting locked up, even for a few hours, and facing the public humiliation of a court date is for some the only signal they need they have a problem.  For others, however, 10 drunk driving arrests have no affect whatsoever.  Driving without a license and frequent visits to the local jail don't faze them at all.  Alcoholics have lost driver's licenses, jobs, careers, girlfriends, wives, family and children and have continued to deny they have a drinking problem.

It was always somebody else's fault.  His wife just didn't understand him.  The only reason he got that DUI was because he was driving a red vehicle and cops watch for red vehicles.  He wouldn't have all the problems he's got if it weren't for those MADD mothers!  His boss was a real pain to put up with anyway.  His career as a professional was going nowhere fast and besides he enjoys selling used cars -- gets to meet more people.

Some alcoholics go on for many years denying their downward spiral into social, economic and moral decline.  But every alcoholic has a "bottom" out there to hit.  A place where even the hardest of the hardcore drinkers finally admit that their lives have become unmanageable.

If this sounds familiar, there are a few questions that you might want to ask yourself about your own use of alcohol.  It doesn't have to get any worse before you can find help putting your life back on track.

If you or someone you know need the assistance of a support group in order to overcome alcoholism, we're here for you!  We will refer you to an Overcomers Outreach, addiction recovery support group in your area.

Traditional "Twelve-Step" groups discipline themselves to remain neutral of any religious beliefs or doctrine, and they refrain from communicating any religious references during their meetings.  In contrast, Overcomers Outreach acknowledges Jesus Christ as their only source of strength and that He is the "highest power."  Overcomers Outreach also reaffirms that He is the source of all serenity.  The group also recognizes that it is in His power and His strength only that the addict is able to make his/her journey down the road of recovery "one day at a time" and maintain a state of sustained sobriety.

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