alcoholism

Lies, manipulation and fights that the neighbors have probably heard. This is what has filled my house for the past four months. It’s been four months since I’ve had a stress-free day and four months since I’ve had any kind of sanity. The trouble doesn’t lie within my marriage, but with a house guest. This guest is supposed to be my big sister, but I don’t recognize her anymore. She’s a stranger in my home that has stolen all of my sanity. Alcohol is her lover and I am the enemy trying to keep them apart.

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Now suppose I told you all a fact that is both scary and totally preventable. One way an alcoholic can die is a very sloooow and painful death, and once it starts no one can stop it. What happens is that all the liquids (I DO mean ALL)in an alcoholics body will very slowly start to inch it's way up the body and eventually the person dies by drowning in their own crap...UGH, EeeeeeW and EGADS!!!

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Zinc - Benefits of Zinc
By: ashu , Posted On: 2007-03-14

What is Zinc?

The mineral zinc is needed for more than 300 enzymes used by the body. These enzymes are responsible for such diverse functions as wound repair, fertility, protein synthesis, cellular reproduction, vision, immunity, and free radical protection.

* Zinc gluconate lozenges shortens the duration of cold symptoms. Taking zinc gluconate lozenges has been reported to halve the number of days cold symptoms are present.

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by: Kevin O'Leary

Question: If an alcoholic is unwilling to get help, what can you do about it?

Alcoholics don't respond very well to advice, suggestions, or threats. One would imagine that under these circumstances an alcoholic is doomed to oblivion. You must realize the alcoholic is desperate to get more and more alcohol, and he or she may lie, cheat and steal in order to do so.

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Over 15 million Americans are dependent on Alcohol. Sadly, 500, 000 are between the ages of 9 and 12. Each year Americans spend over $90 billion dollars total on alcohol. Consuming alcohol on a regular basis causes extreme social and psychological harm.

The number one social problem is interpersonal relationships. This includes domestic violence, child neglect and child abuse. Domestic violence is common among those who misuse alcohol. Also common is child neglect and child abuse that includes sexual abuse. In 48 % of all violent crimes the offender is believed to be under the influence of alcohol.

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After a reported 20 years of being sober...

Robin Williams has checked himself into rehab.

He is currently seeking treatment for alcoholism.

Mara Buxbaum, spokesperson and publicist for Robin Williams said in a statement, "[Williams] found himself drinking again and has decided to take proactive measures to deal with this for his own well-being and the well-being of his family."

Not much information has been leaked, but the star plans to return to work this fall for his upcoming film, "Man of The Year."

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I gripped the impossibly large steering wheel. 'Now, depress the clutch and put the car in gear'. Whoa! Too much information! What on earth was the clutch - and where was it?

My dad pointed out the correct pedal and showed me how to change gear - it was a manual, of course - the gods just weren't on my side that day. I gripped the stick in my left hand, put all my puny weight (I was a skinny child) on the clutch pedal and released it. The engine made a sound like a cow with consumption, sputtered and died. It had stalled. I tried again ... and again ... and again, risking flooding the engine, although I didn't know that then. On the fifth attempt, the quiet roar of a starting engine reverberated in my ears. Now what?

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The first time I got behind the wheel of a car, I was eleven - and I was petrified. We were on a narrow road that wound torturously through the mountains of Trinidad's Southern Range and in those pre-safety-conscious days, there wasn't a warning sign to be seen nor a safety rail to protect unwary travellers from the sheer 300-foot drop. And there were no seatbelts, either. I could already hear the thud and see the flames -– those hours spent watching car chases on television had not been wasted.

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I am very well-read on being positive, optimistic, and "creating the energy you want to have come back to you." I wake up each morning pushing aside the negative self talk and bring on all things positive. I must be optimistic, dammit! Oops, must be slipping there.

Indeed, I must be slipping. A drink--probably kahlua with coffee to start-- would take my edge off. Then I can get into a more positive frame of mind. (Pause, drink, drink again, end pause). Much better. Now, I feel good. Now the optimism seems to flow through my veins. Another drink, more liquor this time, will take me to that even better place. Yeh, that's good.

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