Behavioral Addiction
With behavioral addiction, the use of alcohol develops into a habit and them becomes a way of life. If the drinker changes his or her habit, it can be reversed at this stage in the addiction. If he or she cuts back, moderate quantities of alcohol can still be consumed.
For example, you might still be able to go to a bar and partake in its social atmosphere or have a drink with friends in your home. Nothing is really wrong with that; however, you should be concerned if you start feeling as if you need drink to enjoy a social gathering work.
Warning Signs
Drinking becomes a habit when you find yourself, for example, drinking at lunchtime, having another on the commute from work and then having one or two before going to sleep. This is when it becomes part of your routine, part of your life and increasingly develops into a way of life.
Chemical Addiction
When the addiction gets to this stage, you will be at a point of no return. A chemical reaction would have occurred in the brain, causing a chemical imbalance that is similar to flicking a light switch. You are now dependent on alcohol and you no longer have the ability to quit after one drink. Your drinking will inevitably spiral out of control at this stage.
Physical Effects of Alcoholism
Included among the physical effects are nausea, shivering, profuse sweating and pounding headaches. You will be well aware that these effects are linked to the alcohol. Therefore, you may promise yourself not to touch it for a period of time. However, you will go straight back to drinking.
Commonalities of Chemical and Behavioral Addiction
Both the behavioral and chemical addictions are slowly killing you. Additionally, they produce base human traits like dishonesty and deviousness. You will turn into an extremely difficult individual to live with and be around. It is important to seek help for alcohol addiction to live a clean, sober and happy life.
