1. My TheoryonAbstinence overControlledDrinking
I have 20 monthsexperience of Abstinencefromtakingordrinkingalcohol ,myname isChristopher
Olsenorbetterknownas ‘ Ollie “as I workin12 stephelp,advice andinformationforpeoplewho
are strugglingwiththeirAlcohol intakeorare the strugglingAlcoholic
I have foundthat bytotal abstinence thatI can manage my life ,toomuch higherfunctioninglevel
and able toospirituallyandfinancially,getmylife inorder . By notpickingupthat firstdrinkI have
savedmoneybutmore importantlystoppedthe lying,cheatinganddeceiving behaviour,thathad
become a regularpart of my life .I have foundthatmany of my clientsandfriendshadalsolivedthis
life of deceit,of deceptionandlyingandcheatingandinsome casesseriouscases of fraud
Alsothe riskof drinkdrivingbeinginaaccidenteitherharmingthemselvesorworse othersandalso
financial anddamage toproperty, as well asinsurance ,findingaftereachincidentpayingahigher
premiumaftereachAlcohol relatedaccident.There isalsothe legal side of the alcohol related
drinkingoverthe influence of the legal limit,Courttrialsandsummons,lossof demeritpointsor
license ,alsoincludingfinancialora time inCustodyinhighimpactor repeatoffences,the Alcoholic
evenknowingthe riskwill still getbehindthe will wetherone offence ortenoffencesandjustifythe
needtooput the whole communityatrisk,for the sake of the Alcoholic’sneedtoogeta larger
supplyof Alcohol ,usuallythe largeramountconsumedthe more likelythe desire toobreakthe law
and travel usuallytooabusiness thatsellsalcohol .thereisamoral questionatwhat pointisthe
serverof alcohol liable forsellingalcohol toosomeone,whoisin a car askingordemandingAlcohol
withthe rightamount of currencyto purchase the Alcohol
40% of Alcoholicdeathsare due toopoor judgementwhenunderthe influence be itinaisolated
incidentorinsocial situationnearlyeverysituation,whenapersonhas hadtoo much toodrinkand
has a personal incident,the chancesof injuryordeathsky rocket, itis believedthatAlcohol kills
6,000 Australiansayear, Victoriaistryingtooget theirroad toll downtoo200 or lessovertime that
is30 timesthe hopeful Victorianroadtoll dyingof Alcoholrelateddeaths,manyof the road toll
involvesAlcohol andmanyof the deathsare blamedona car accidentand notincludedinthe
numberof people killedbyalcohol ,alsoalot of violence iscommittedbypeople whohave alcohol
intheirsystemor are clearlyintoxicatedwhentheyora groupof people commitassault andusually
leadstoinjury, severe injuryoractual homicide ordeath.Sadlymanyof these deathsare due too
the one punch , where the victimhasfallenorhittheirhead ,whenreceivedone punchwithoutany
preparation of self defence andhave hadserve injuryordeathinsuch a situation
thenthere isdomesticviolence ,once againmore likelytoobe done bya partnerwhohas alcohol in
there systemorintoxicatedand usuallylikelytoobe male onfemale inmostcasesbutnotalways,
the sad thingisthat Childrenview thisviolence andcanleadtoolack of appetite ,poor attendances
at school , getand thinkviolence inthe home isnormal andacceptable andare likelytoobe abusers
themselves,manychildrendon’thave the rightoutletstootalkordeal withthe trauma theyhave
seenandact at school andsocietyina violentorabusive ways.The cost to societyisimpossible too
add up or cost , itleadstooa myriadof problemsbe itearlyinterventioninthe juvenilecourts,
prison’sordetentions andthe childrenof abusiveAlcoholicParentsorproblemdrinkingparentsare
more likelytoobe criminallyinstitutionalisedandmayleave alife of Criminal behaviour ,studyhas
found50% of Childrenwhoare raisedina Alcoholicfamilyare likelytomirrorthe behaviourof their
Alcoholicfamily,the hope isthat manygo too alcoholicsupportgroupswiththeirparentsandmay

2. rememberthatthiswasa way or group thathelpedreduce the drinkingof theirAlcoholicparentor
parents and maybe more likelytoofeelcomfortable inAlcoholicsupportgroupsorknow other
memberswhospenttime withtheirparentsinthe supportgroup,hence feel more comfortable
withthe settingsof the supportgroup. To counterargue that pointtheymayfeel these groups
don’tworkor didn’tworkwiththeirparentsatthese timesandmaybe biasedthat,it didn’tworkfor
theirparentshence Iwon’tworkwiththem, I believeforafull andproperrecoverythat a clientand
myself needasupportsystem,itis toohard beinga lone wolf ,while suchactionsmayworkfor a
Verysmall majority,the majorityof recovered Alcoholicsorheavydrinkers needsasocial based
supportgrouptoo keepandmaintaintheirandmy recovery,alsoa spiritual needisimportantbut
that comeslaterinany heavydrinkeroralcoholic’srecoveryandcanbe such a controversial area
that I will deliberatelymissitandgive ita wide berth
inthe enditis Verysimple don’tpickupthe firstAlcoholicdrinkandyoucan’t getdrunksounds
simple ,well toobe honest,try gettingdrunkwithoutputtinganyalcohol inyoursystemitis
somethingthatisimpossible ,sadlyeachpersonhasreasonstoodrinkand reasonsnottoo drink,
we are eachindividualsandwe ashumansare verycomplex andnopersonal or storyisthe same so
the real reasonspeople drinkwillneverbe totallythe same ,soif eachpersonisdifferenttheyneed
a distinctrecoveryprogrambut80 years ago twopeople foundthattwopeople withheavydrinking
problemstalkingtooeachotherhada remarkable effectonthe speakerandthe listener,Idon’t
needtoogo intodetail ,what organisationcame fromthatand itis well documentedwithoutme
goingoverit ,the onlycure isthere isno cure for the heavydrinkerorAlcoholicbuttoohave total
abstinence overAlcoholandasit isa progressive problem,controlleddrinkingforthe alcoholicdue
too the nature of the problem,the AlcoholicseesAlcohol inadifferentlightevenif the original
intentionisgoodandhonest,the temptationwithalcoholiccravingswill force the alcoholicinmost
casesto increase the amounttheyare controllingtodrink, I have alsofoundthatthe Alcoholicor
heavydrinkerischallengedtheywill mentiontofamily,friendsandhealthprofessionalsa
underestimatethe amounttheydrinkandwill mentionsmallerorlessamountsthenwhattheyare
actuallydrinkingandthe lyinghidingandcheating,have already beguninearnest,te heavydrinker
or Alcoholicneedstoobe controlledbyothersbutthatleadsto more , lying,cheatinganddeceit
and resentmentatthe family,partneror personandmay actuallydrinkoutof despite of these
people the alcoholicorheavydrinkerfeel iscontrollingthe thingtheyneedmostAlcohol andworse
the craving the simplerthe reasonneededtoodeal withthesecravingsandreturningtoothe
Alcohol
controlleddrinkingiswithinthe reachof the social drinkerorteetotaller butisa delayor
temporarymeasure forthe AlcoholicorVeryheavydrinker andbeingaprogressive problemitleads
a heavydrinkerorAlcoholicfortheirandmy drinkingatthe time tooprogressusuallytooa situation
that leadstooheavyor alcoholicamountsof Alcohol toobe consumed,yeshealthwise controlled
drinkingismuchpreferable toothe mental andphysical damageddonebyAlcoholicorheavy
drinkinganda checkup will usuallyprove thistoobe true thatthe clientinthe short termisboth
mentallyandphysicallybetteroff butonce the amountsdrunkprogresstoomuch higheramountsor
evenif theystayedcontroled,the mental andphysical benefitof abstinenceisbeyondinapositive
termmuch betterthancontrolledorheavyor Alcoholicdrinking,alsobychangingthe amountyou
drinkalsohas an effectonthe tolerance physically,sociallyandmentally,ithastoo the bodyafter
awhile willbecome toleranttooacertainor higheramountof alcohol but notalwaysbut usuallythe
changingof the amountdrankchangesthe body’stolerance

3. Please don’tpickupthat First AlcoholicDrinkanduse total Abstinence,itmightsave or at least
change your life
BY ChristopherOlsen“Ollie “FrankstonAustralia