In AA most of us call this Power God. When an alcoholic reaches the point that we call rock bottom and turns to that Power which is God, for help, he or she has arrived at last, at a place where recovery can begin. It is a mistake for normal, non-alcoholic people to expect an alcoholic to be able to see his own life through their eyes. They can see how sick he is. The alcoholic, in most cases, cannot.
Most alcoholics just can t see what people are making such a fuss about.
They are blinded by their disease and are unable to see how sick they are. To everyone around them it s obvious, but not so to the alcoholic. We can sometimes help an alcoholic to recognize his or her problem by very tactfully broaching the subject with them when they are sober. There must not be even the slightest hint of a judgmental attitude on our part. If there is we ll be wasting our time and perhaps pushing the alcoholic even farther away from getting help.