Expert: Clyde - 6/22/2009

Question
i have under gone treatment twice. again iam drinking regularly.i maintained soberity only for four months. once iam opening my bottle iam not able to close .please help me to close the bottle. iam attending duty regularly but in evening iam regularly in the control of alcohol. please help

Answer
Shivashankaran,
    Thank you for your message and for reaching out for some help and assistance at quitting.

    Alcoholism is "cunning, baffling, and powerful; without help it is too much for us..." as is said in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.  Your words you use to describe your situation is exactly this - you want to stop but alcohol has control.

   Alcoholics metabolize alcohol differently than other people.  I would suppose you describe my kind of drinking before I found the way to quit over 15 years ago.  This is the central issue for you - you process alcohol differently and you will never be able to drink like other "normal people".

   The way I found (no, A Higher Power guided me there) was through the rooms and people of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).  These people understand me when I describe what I think and feel.  They give me support and affirmation and hold me accountable to being honest about my life on a daily basis.

   If you want what I have (peace of mind, and most of all, sobriety that works) then I suggest that you find the local chapters of AA in India and make a commitment today to give this program serious consideration.  It saved my life 15 years ago and saves it today.  I'll be heading to a meeting in less than an hour and I go just about every day.

   I hope this helps and write again if I may be of any further help.

Grace and Peace,
Clyde