For some individuals alcohol use results in more pain than pleasure, yet they continue to drink. Some don't know any better, but most have tried and failed to achieve good outcome. Despite short-term success most problem drinkers return to self-injurious consumption.

Because alcohol can provide pleasure or relief from suffering it is corruptive. Access to a substance that is so effective in helping you control how you experience the world comes at a steep price: Dependence. Once caught in an addictive trap it is deceptively difficult to escape. The long-term outcome statistics for individuals who are problem drinkers at your age are worse than you think.

If you are smart you have a chance to be among the minority who achieve good long-term outcome, and the mission of these pages is to help you do that. Included are text summaries of pertinent research in cognitive and neural sciences. Invitations to experience transformative psychological phenomena directly can be accepted by following appropriate links.

Participating in these thought experiments is recommended because generic knowledge can take you only so far. Everyone is different and each individual has fallen into a different trap. To evaluate the components of your particular trap please begin with an initial evaluation of your current circumstance The solution. to your problem will emerge as you appreciate the true nature of your challenge.

Below are some self-tests which you may take to satisfy your curiosity, or to share with our staff for feedback and consultation. The PARTS' Mood Screen is a brief measure of depression and anxiety; the Audit is a measure of how serious is your problem; the Trap Detector will help you identify the traps that have held you back to this point; the final link, Begin the Path, describes some Advanced Cognitive Strategies that you may find helpful to manage the inevitable crises that await you.

PARTS' Mood Screen Brief self-evaluation: Signs and symptoms of depression & anxiety	Do I have a problem? Is this a serious problem for me and worthy of my attention?	Trap Detector What is the nature of my addictive trap?	Advanced Cognitive Skills Skip the self-evaluation for now and go to the next step of the passage

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Theauthor is a licensed psychologist who has accompanied many individuals through this passage from alcohol dependence to self-determination over the past 30 years.