Alcoholics are described as persons who are preoccupied about alcohol and who have no control over its consumption. There are various signs and symptoms that an individual who has become dependent on alcoholic beverages exhibits. Denial Most alcoholics are usually in denial. This is characterized by continued taking of alcohol yet the losses and adverse effects of this consumption are evident and well known to the individual. Denial is a major part of the alcoholism disease.
Different people have different degrees of denial thus different readiness to alter their behavior.
The more severe the alcoholism, the more the individual s denial. This denial may be so strong that it tends to exclude the important people in an individual s life e.g. family and close friends. Denial may be viewed by the alcoholic as mere bad-luck, accident proneness, depression, quick temper or just a tendency to be worried and as a result try to convince anyone who questions their behavior and attitude. It might come as a shock to many to realize that someone they know is actually an alcoholic. The best ways to help them is by recognizing and accepting their situation and help them get the treatment they require before the alcoholism has led to irreversible consequences.