Alcoholics Anonymous

AA like to make out that they offer the best hope for recovery from alcoholism. If you were thinking of going there don't let me put you off, but...... I spent 7 years trying to find a way through AA. The reason I did this is because everyone goes around saying how wonderful they are. If you say "well, I don't think I can do it this way" you just get told to "keep coming back". In the end I got better (ie:stopped drinking and got a life) partly because I packed AA in and saw it for the load of old gobbledygook that it is. I am one of those people who absolutely hated AA meetings, full of all those weird people ...  Read the complete review

A dear friend of mine told me this week that he is an alcoholic. I love him so much, and I desperately want to support him, but I have to say I think the way he is handling things is all wrong. He has tried to break his addiction by withdrawing from everyone who loves and cares for him. He lives his life in fear that one sip will destroy him. But in fact, he is living a half life, turning away from any situation which might make him confront his addiction. He buries himself in work. He has given up all of the small pleasures he used to enjoy – friendships, hobbies, socialising, even his best friend, in a bid to avoid his addiction. Maybe he ...  Read the complete review

I must confess that I have been "itching" to write this opinion for about the last couple of weeks, but decided to wait and make it some kind of "landmark", as this will be my 100th opinion on dooyoo since becoming a member in early December last year. This opinion is about a topic and an illness that I can nearly guarantee that every single one of my readers has come across, or has some personal experience. I'm talking about alcoholism, probably the single biggest killer in the world today, and an illness that will effect one person out of ten who ever takes a drink. Yep. You heard me right. Ten per cent of people who drink alcohol on a ...  Read the complete review