Addiction Downward Spiral
Addiction Downward Spiral -Occasional relief drinking -Constant relief drinking commences -Increase in alcohol tolerance -Onset of memory blackouts -Surreptitious drinking -Increasing dependence on alcohol -Urgency of first drinks -Feelings of guilt -Unable to discuss problem -Memory blackouts increase -Drinking bolstered with excuses -Decrease of ability to stop drinking when others do so -Grandiose and aggressive behavior -Persistent remorse -Efforts to control fail repeatedly -Promises and resolutions fail -Tries geographical escapes -Loss of other interests -Family and friends avoided -Work and money troubles -Unreasonable resentments -Neglect of food -Loss of ordinary willpower -Tremors and early morning drinks -Decrease in alcohol tolerance -Physical deterioration -Onset of lengthy intoxications -Moral deterioration -Impaired thinking -Drinking with inferiors -Indefinable fears -Unable to initiate action -Obsession with drinking -Vague spiritual desires -All alibis exhausted -Com...