Kelley Kitley

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444 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 28 May

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And so in the case of a 12-step meeting, Alcoholics Anonymous specifically, you're absolutely right.

That's how people introduce their self.

And somebody may find great benefit in that because it's not questionable.

Do I have a problem with alcohol or not?

I'm admitting that I have a problem and I'm surrendering and recognizing that I'm powerless over alcohol.

And I'm here with other people who have a common goal, which is a desire to stop drinking.

Well, and I'll run through the exact qualifications for that because it is a list.

And the DSM says that if you have experienced two of these over the course of a year that you qualify as having alcohol use disorder.

Some of the qualifiers are drinking more or longer than intended, trying to cut down, but not being able to cut down or cut back.

Having increased craving, increased tolerance.

So there's a physical component to that.

And also having withdrawal symptoms.

Sometimes people want to stop drinking, but it is advised that they not stop drinking on their own and would potentially need medical detox.

So some of those withdrawal symptoms are shaky hands or forgetfulness or needing alcohol just to have some homeostasis.

So sometimes people will start drinking in the morning to curb a hangover.

Hair of the dog.

Absolutely.

We've heard a lot of these sayings that people identify with and, again, have normalized.

And then also just spending a lot of time thinking about drinking.

And then recovering from drinking.

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