alcoholic cardiomyopathy

The thing about alcoholism is that you can't frighten it away. All the horror stories in the world won't do that. You can't reason with it and you can't make bargains. Anyone that thinks an alcoholic drinks the way they do because he lacks will power is dead wrong. Alcoholism has one simple definition. It's the simple fact that the person can not stop drinking once they start. There's some genetic makeup that causes a person to need more once they have any alcohol in their system. Not want more, but need more. Assuming you do go to AA. Remember that AA is a program of action and not simply a place to go. There's work involved. There really isn't any words or secret that those in AA are keeping to themselves that makes quitting easy. Plan on spending a lot of time sitting on your hands in early sobriety.