Self Improvement – Topic Flash

Teresa was a thirty-five-year-old photographer who knew that she had some drinking issues. For instance, within the past month she has experienced the need to have two or three drinks before going to work, two weeks ago she tested positive for a urine alcohol test where she is employed, two months ago she got pulled over by the state highway patrol for “driving under the influence”, and lastly, for around seven months she has begun to fail to remember what she does and says when she drinks with her buddies.

Like hosts of other drinkers, Teresa’s experiences with alcohol started out little by little and stayed at this pace for quite some time due to the fact every so often she engaged in occasional social drinking. As a matter of fact, for around two years, every time she went out to drink, she made sure to drink in moderation. Something about her drinking circumstances, however, seemed to drastically change when she got divorced from her husband.

So She Can Get Over the Breakup of Her Husband More Painlessly, Teresa Made Up Her Mind That She Will Start Hanging Out More Regularly With Some of Her Pals Who Love to Party

Teresa got exceedingly “down” about the breakup with her husband, and as a way to abstain from dwelling on her disheartening feelings she came to the conclusion that she would start going out more often with some of her buddies who love to whoop it up and drink.

Quite sincerely, Teresa believed that having fun almost every day by getting a “buzz” by drinking with her buddies would help her come to terms with the loss of her husband more rapidly.

Teresa’s Drinking Escalates Greatly the More Habitually She Goes to Family Get-Togethers, Private Parties, Sporting Events, Happy Hours, and Dinner Dates With Her Friends

It didn’t take too long, nevertheless, before her drinking increased considerably the more habitually she went to and drank at family get-togethers, dinner dates, private parties, happy hours, and sporting events with her buddies. In addition, the fact that her drinking buddies were all considerably younger than she was and therefore able to party and drink harder and more frequently was one of the reasons why she didn’t direct more of her attention to her increased drinking. In short, she was drinking and having tons of fun just like everyone else in her group of pals without giving much thought to the unhealthy consequences of her hazardous and abusive drinking.

Yet somewhere in the recesses of her mind she realized that she most probably needed alcohol rehab but sidestepped the thought as much as she could.

Teresa Gets a Physical, Owns up to the Truth About Her Abusive and Hazardous Drinking to Her Physician, and Owns up to the Facts About Her Constant Negativity

One late afternoon during her twelve month physical exam, her doctor asked her if she drank alcohol. Not wanting to tell “stories” to her physician, Teresa admitted that she often drinks more than she should. In truth, she stated that she routinely drinks in an abusive and irresponsible manner. Then Teresa informed her healthcare professional about her general state of despair. More to the point, she stated that shattered relationships many times caused a disheartening cycle of events characterized by increased drinking which further resulted in more dismal feelings that, in turn, resulted in more drinking. And this is precisely what happened when she and her husband got divorced seven months ago.

When her doctor heard this, he told Teresa that according to various alcoholism facts and statistics on alcoholism he was researching, alcoholism and depression often take place in the same person. He then told her that some of the alcohol statistics, research investigations, and facts he has been reading about also underscore the fact that individuals who drink in a hazardous and abusive manner and who also suffer from depression need to obtain treatment for both medical situations.

Teresa’s Doctor Makes an Appointment for a Psychological Evaluation and For an Alcohol Dependency and Alcohol Abuse Assessment

Teresa’s healthcare professional then told her the following: “I am not trying to make an overly quick judgment, but with your medical condition we may be working with two separate issues. Consequently, I think we need to schedule an appointment for you to get an alcoholism and alcohol abuse evaluation from my partner, Dr. Vedda, who is a substance abuse and chemical dependency specialist. Whether your drinking circumstance is more correlated with alcohol abuse or alcohol addiction is not clear, but I feel that further exploration is required. Then I believe we need to make an appointment for you to get a psychological examination from another one of my partners, Dr. Kanter, who is a clinical psychologist. I want to get a deeper understanding about your sadness and see how much your drinking and depression are correlated.” Teresa displayed her approval of her healthcare practitioner’s plan of attack and thanked him for his time and assistance.

In reality, Teresa now felt a sense of personal success and increased spirituality because she finally got inspired to do something positive about her excessive drinking and her depression. Now all she had to do was to try to reduce her drinking and get ready for her appointments.

How many children are born each year with fetal alcohol syndrome? How many people’s lives are cut short due to excessive and abusive drinking? How many people get injured or lose their lives in alcohol related traffic accidents every year? How many individuals lose their lives every year because of drinking problems? How many junior high, high school, and college students lose their lives every year due to an alcohol overdose? How many people are the victims of alcohol related crime or violence each and every year? How many people face serious consequences in their lives because they received a DUI conviction? How many people die each year from a condition that is totally preventable, such as alcohol poisoning? On an annual basis, how many alcoholics fail to get the professional alcohol treatment they need?

Why Would Anyone Want to Drink in an Abusive and Hazardous Manner?

So what’s the point in asking these questions? Basically to highlight the destructive and devastating nature of careless and excessive drinking. Indeed, and based on the above questions, I wonder why anyone would choose to drink in an irresponsible and hazardous manner.

Stated more forcefully, with the host of financial problems, health issues, employment difficulties, legal proceedings, and relationship dilemmas that are correlated with chronic alcohol abuse and alcoholism, why would any individual with good reasoning skills want to drink in a hazardous and excessive manner? If truth be told when some of the above topics are looked at more closely, unhealthy and abusive drinking becomes more illogical and makes even less sense.

Wouldn’t you think that heavy drinkers would be able to see some of the alcohol symptoms that they exhibit? In a similar way doesn’t it seem logical to think that many more families would involve themselves in an alcohol intervention for the person in the household who is an alcohol abuser or an alcoholic? What is more, wouldn’t you think that individuals who drink irresponsibly would try to learn more about their drinking behavior by reading about various alcohol related statistics?

After reviewing the alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency research literature, the point is so relevant that it needs to be stated again: With all of the destructive and debilitating effects that are directly or indirectly interlinked with repetitive and continuous alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse, why would any individual want to engage in careless and hazardous drinking?

What Can be Done About the Pervasive Nature of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in Our Country?

So what can be done about the extensive nature of alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse in the U.S.?

1. Our students need more relevant and more meaningful educational and preventative approaches and methods so that more students at all grade levels, including those at college, are “reached.
2. With a similar line of reasoning, our students need to learn how to become problem solvers in life rather than gravitating to the “instant gratification” and the “quick fix” of a drug or alcohol abuse “buzz” or “high”.
3. Individuals who are alcoholics or alcohol abusers need to look look at themselves candidly and ask why they are not getting the professional alcohol counseling they need.
4. Society needs to get the message to more people about the dangerous and debilitating outcomes of unhealthy and abusive drinking.

There’s Room For Hope if Those Who Engage in Careless and Excessive Drinking Can Become Encouraged to Get the Alcohol Treatment They Require

There’s room for hope and optimism if people can start drinking in moderation and those who engage in excessive and abusive drinkingcan become encouraged to get the alcohol rehabilitation they require. Indeed, why put your loved ones through suffering, pain, and turmoil because of your careless and hazardous drinking when you have the power to control your life by drinking responsibly or even quitting drinking if you can’t control your drinking? Why not amplify your self esteem, positive attitude, and your personal happiness that result from alcohol rehab?

Teresa was a thirty-five-year-old photographer who knew that she had some drinking issues. For instance, within the past month she has experienced the need to have two or three drinks before going to work, two weeks ago she tested positive for a urine alcohol test where she is employed, two months ago she got pulled over by the state highway patrol for “driving under the influence”, and lastly, for around seven months she has begun to fail to remember what she does and says when she drinks with her buddies.

Like hosts of other drinkers, Teresa’s experiences with alcohol started out little by little and stayed at this pace for quite some time due to the fact every so often she engaged in occasional social drinking. As a matter of fact, for around two years, every time she went out to drink, she made sure to drink in moderation. Something about her drinking circumstances, however, seemed to drastically change when she got divorced from her husband.

So She Can Get Over the Breakup of Her Husband More Painlessly, Teresa Made Up Her Mind That She Will Start Hanging Out More Regularly With Some of Her Pals Who Love to Party

Teresa got exceedingly “down” about the breakup with her husband, and as a way to abstain from dwelling on her disheartening feelings she came to the conclusion that she would start going out more often with some of her buddies who love to whoop it up and drink.

Quite sincerely, Teresa believed that having fun almost every day by getting a “buzz” by drinking with her buddies would help her come to terms with the loss of her husband more rapidly.

Teresa’s Drinking Escalates Greatly the More Habitually She Goes to Family Get-Togethers, Private Parties, Sporting Events, Happy Hours, and Dinner Dates With Her Friends

It didn’t take too long, nevertheless, before her drinking increased considerably the more habitually she went to and drank at family get-togethers, dinner dates, private parties, happy hours, and sporting events with her buddies. In addition, the fact that her drinking buddies were all considerably younger than she was and therefore able to party and drink harder and more frequently was one of the reasons why she didn’t direct more of her attention to her increased drinking. In short, she was drinking and having tons of fun just like everyone else in her group of pals without giving much thought to the unhealthy consequences of her hazardous and abusive drinking.

Yet somewhere in the recesses of her mind she realized that she most probably needed alcohol rehab but sidestepped the thought as much as she could.

Teresa Gets a Physical, Owns up to the Truth About Her Abusive and Hazardous Drinking to Her Physician, and Owns up to the Facts About Her Constant Negativity

One late afternoon during her twelve month physical exam, her doctor asked her if she drank alcohol. Not wanting to tell “stories” to her physician, Teresa admitted that she often drinks more than she should. In truth, she stated that she routinely drinks in an abusive and irresponsible manner. Then Teresa informed her healthcare professional about her general state of despair. More to the point, she stated that shattered relationships many times caused a disheartening cycle of events characterized by increased drinking which further resulted in more dismal feelings that, in turn, resulted in more drinking. And this is precisely what happened when she and her husband got divorced seven months ago.

When her doctor heard this, he told Teresa that according to various alcoholism facts and statistics on alcoholism he was researching, alcoholism and depression often take place in the same person. He then told her that some of the alcohol statistics, research investigations, and facts he has been reading about also underscore the fact that individuals who drink in a hazardous and abusive manner and who also suffer from depression need to obtain treatment for both medical situations.

Teresa’s Doctor Makes an Appointment for a Psychological Evaluation and For an Alcohol Dependency and Alcohol Abuse Assessment

Teresa’s healthcare professional then told her the following: “I am not trying to make an overly quick judgment, but with your medical condition we may be working with two separate issues. Consequently, I think we need to schedule an appointment for you to get an alcoholism and alcohol abuse evaluation from my partner, Dr. Vedda, who is a substance abuse and chemical dependency specialist. Whether your drinking circumstance is more correlated with alcohol abuse or alcohol addiction is not clear, but I feel that further exploration is required. Then I believe we need to make an appointment for you to get a psychological examination from another one of my partners, Dr. Kanter, who is a clinical psychologist. I want to get a deeper understanding about your sadness and see how much your drinking and depression are correlated.” Teresa displayed her approval of her healthcare practitioner’s plan of attack and thanked him for his time and assistance.

In reality, Teresa now felt a sense of personal self esteem and happiness because she finally got inspired to do something positive about her excessive drinking and her depression. Now all she had to do was to try to reduce her drinking and get ready for her appointments.

How many children are born each year with fetal alcohol syndrome? How many people’s lives are cut short due to excessive and abusive drinking? How many people get injured or lose their lives in alcohol related traffic accidents every year? How many individuals lose their lives every year because of drinking problems? How many junior high, high school, and college students lose their lives every year due to an alcohol overdose? How many people are the victims of alcohol related crime or violence each and every year? How many people face serious consequences in their lives because they received a DUI conviction? How many people die each year from a condition that is totally preventable, such as alcohol poisoning? On an annual basis, how many alcoholics fail to get the professional alcohol treatment they need?

Why Would Anyone Want to Drink in an Abusive and Hazardous Manner?

So what’s the point in asking these questions? Basically to highlight the destructive and devastating nature of careless and excessive drinking. Indeed, and based on the above questions, I wonder why anyone would choose to drink in an irresponsible and hazardous manner.

Stated more forcefully, with the host of financial problems, health issues, employment difficulties, legal proceedings, and relationship dilemmas that are correlated with chronic alcohol abuse and alcoholism, why would any individual with good reasoning skills want to drink in a hazardous and excessive manner? If truth be told when some of the above topics are looked at more closely, unhealthy and abusive drinking becomes more illogical and makes even less sense.

Wouldn’t you think that heavy drinkers would be able to see some of the alcohol symptoms that they exhibit? In a similar way doesn’t it seem logical to think that many more families would involve themselves in an alcohol intervention for the person in the household who is an alcohol abuser or an alcoholic? What is more, wouldn’t you think that individuals who drink irresponsibly would try to learn more about their drinking behavior by reading about various alcohol related statistics?

After reviewing the alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency research literature, the point is so relevant that it needs to be stated again: With all of the destructive and debilitating effects that are directly or indirectly interlinked with repetitive and continuous alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse, why would any individual want to engage in careless and hazardous drinking?

What Can be Done About the Pervasive Nature of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in Our Country?

So what can be done about the extensive nature of alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse in the U.S.?

1. Our students need more relevant and more meaningful educational and preventative approaches and methods so that more students at all grade levels, including those at college, are “reached.
2. With a similar line of reasoning, our students need to learn how to become problem solvers in life rather than gravitating to the “instant gratification” and the “quick fix” of a drug or alcohol abuse “buzz” or “high”.
3. Individuals who are alcoholics or alcohol abusers need to look look at themselves candidly and ask why they are not getting the professional alcohol counseling they need.
4. Society needs to get the message to more people about the dangerous and debilitating outcomes of unhealthy and abusive drinking.

There’s Room For Hope if Those Who Engage in Careless and Excessive Drinking Can Become Encouraged to Get the Alcohol Treatment They Require

There’s room for hope and optimism if people can start drinking in moderation and those who engage in excessive and abusive drinkingcan become encouraged to get the alcohol rehabilitation they require. Indeed, why put your loved ones through suffering, pain, and turmoil because of your careless and hazardous drinking when you have the power to control your life by drinking responsibly or even quitting drinking if you can’t control your drinking? Why not amplify your relationships and friendships, goal setting, and personal spirituality that result from alcohol rehab?

Teresa was a thirty-five-year-old photographer who knew that she had some drinking issues. For instance, within the past month she has experienced the need to have two or three drinks before going to work, two weeks ago she tested positive for a urine alcohol test where she is employed, two months ago she got pulled over by the state highway patrol for “driving under the influence,” and lastly, for around seven months she has begun to fail to remember what she does and says when she drinks with her buddies.

Like hosts of other drinkers, Teresa’s experiences with alcohol started out little by little and stayed at this pace for quite some time due to the fact every so often she engaged in occasional social drinking. As a matter of fact, for around two years, every time she went out to drink, she made sure to drink in moderation. Something about her drinking circumstances, however, seemed to drastically change when she got divorced from her husband.

So She Can Get Over the Breakup of Her Husband More Painlessly, Teresa Made Up Her Mind That She Will Start Hanging Out More Regularly With Some of Her Pals Who Love to Party

Teresa got exceedingly “down” about the breakup with her husband, and as a way to abstain from dwelling on her disheartening feelings she came to the conclusion that she would start going out more often with some of her buddies who love to whoop it up and drink.

Quite sincerely, Teresa believed that having fun almost every day by getting a “buzz” by drinking with her buddies would help her come to terms with the loss of her husband more rapidly.

Anger, Stress, and Time Management Issues

Teresa also thought that getting “mellow” and drinking with her pals would help her stay away from her stress, anger, and time management problems.

Teresa’s Drinking Escalates Substantially the More Routinely She Goes to Private Parties, Dinner Dates, Family Get-Togethers, Sporting Events, and Happy Hours With Her Friends

It didn’t take long, nonetheless, before her drinking increased to a significant extent the more habitually she went to and drank at happy hours, private parties, sporting events, family get-togethers, and dinner dates with her buddies. What is more, the fact that her drinking friends were all considerably younger than she was and therefore able to party harder and more frequently was one of the reasons that she didn’t focus more on her increased drinking. In a word, she was having fun drinking just like everybody else in her group of friends without giving too much thought to the unhealthy results of her abusive and excessive drinking.

Yet someplace in her awareness she realized that she more likely than not needed alcohol treatment but steered clear of the thought as much as possible.

Teresa Gets a Physical Examination, Owns up to the Truth About Her Hazardous and Abusive Drinking to Her Physician, and ”Comes Clean” About Her Depression

One late afternoon during her annual physical, her physician asked her if she drank alcohol. Not wanting to tell falsehoods to her physician, Teresa owned up to the fact that she often drinks more than she should. If truth be told, she articulated that she routinely drinks in an irresponsible and excessive manner. Then Teresa told her healthcare practitioner about her constant negativity. More to the point, she stated that shattered relationships commonly caused a disheartening cycle of events characterized by increased drinking which further led to more negative feelings that, in turn, led to more drinking. And this is exactly what took place when her husband and she got divorced ten months ago.

When her healthcare practitioner heard this, he informed Teresa that according to various alcoholism facts and statistics on alcoholism he was investigating, alcoholism and depression many times arise in the same person. He then informed Teresa that some of the alcohol statistics, research investigations, and facts he has been studying also underscore the fact that individuals who drink in a hazardous manner and who also experience depression need to get treatment for both medical conditions.

Teresa’s Healthcare Professional Schedules an Appointment for a Psychological Appraisal and For an Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Assessment

Teresa’s healthcare professional then articulated the following: “I am not trying to make an impulsive analysis, but with your medical condition we may be confronting two separate problems. As a result, I think we probably should make an appointment for you to get an alcoholism and alcohol abuse assessment from my partner, Dr. Galloway, who is an alcohol abuse and alcoholism specialist. Whether your drinking situation is more associated with alcohol abuse or alcohol dependency is unclear, but I feel that further assessment is needed. Then I think we should make an appointment for you to get a psychological evaluation from another one of my partners, Dr. Resnick, who is a clinical psychologist. I want to get a better grip on your melancholy and see how much your drinking and depression are interlinked.” Teresa expressed her approval of her doctor’s line of attack and thanked him for his help and concern.

Teresa Faces the Sexuality Problems and the Conflict When She Was Married

In all honesty, Teresa now felt a sense of personal happiness and self esteem because she finally became inspired to do something constructive about her abusive and excessive drinking and her depression. Not only this, but Teresa also knew that after alcohol rehabilitation she would be better able to manage the sexuality difficulties and the conflict when she was married and the loss and grief of her divorce.  Now all she had to do was to try to trim down on her drinking and wait for her appointments.

Teresa was a thirty-five-year-old photographer who knew that she had some drinking issues. For instance, within the past month she has experienced the need to have two or three drinks before going to work, two weeks ago she tested positive for a urine alcohol test where she is employed, two months ago she got pulled over by the state highway patrol for “driving under the influence”, and lastly, for around seven months she has begun to fail to remember what she does and says when she drinks with her buddies.

Like hosts of other drinkers, Teresa’s experiences with alcohol started out little by little and stayed at this pace for quite some time due to the fact every so often she engaged in occasional social drinking. As a matter of fact, for around two years, every time she went out to drink, she made sure to drink in moderation. Something about her drinking circumstances, however, seemed to drastically change when she got divorced from her husband.

So She Can Get Over the Breakup of Her Husband More Painlessly, Teresa Made Up Her Mind That She Will Start Hanging Out More Regularly With Some of Her Pals Who Love to Party

Teresa got exceedingly “down” about the breakup with her husband, and as a way to abstain from dwelling on her disheartening feelings she came to the conclusion that she would start going out more often with some of her buddies who love to whoop it up and drink.

Quite sincerely, Teresa believed that having fun almost every day by getting a “buzz” by drinking with her buddies would help her come to terms with the loss of her husband more rapidly.

Anger, Stress, and Time Management Issues

Teresa also thought that getting “mellow” and drinking with her pals would help her stay away from her stress, anger, and time management problems.

Teresa’s Drinking Escalates Substantially the More Routinely She Goes to Private Parties, Dinner Dates, Family Get-Togethers, Sporting Events, and Happy Hours With Her Friends

It didn’t take long, nonetheless, before her drinking increased to a significant extent the more habitually she went to and drank at happy hours, private parties, sporting events, family get-togethers, and dinner dates with her buddies. What is more, the fact that her drinking friends were all considerably younger than she was and therefore able to party harder and more frequently was one of the reasons that she didn’t focus more on her increased drinking. In a word, she was having fun drinking just like everybody else in her group of friends without giving too much thought to the unhealthy results of her abusive and excessive drinking.

Yet someplace in her awareness she realized that she more likely than not needed alcohol treatment but steered clear of the thought as much as possible.

Teresa Gets a Physical Examination, Owns up to the Truth About Her Hazardous and Abusive Drinking to Her Physician, and ”Comes Clean” About Her Depression

One late afternoon during her annual physical, her physician asked her if she drank alcohol. Not wanting to tell falsehoods to her physician, Teresa owned up to the fact that she often drinks more than she should. If truth be told, she articulated that she routinely drinks in an irresponsible and excessive manner. Then Teresa told her healthcare practitioner about her constant negativity. More to the point, she stated that shattered relationships commonly caused a disheartening cycle of events characterized by increased drinking which further led to more negative feelings that, in turn, led to more drinking. And this is exactly what took place when her husband and she got divorced ten months ago.

When her healthcare practitioner heard this, he informed Teresa that according to various alcoholism facts and statistics on alcoholism he was investigating, alcoholism and depression many times arise in the same person. He then informed Teresa that some of the alcohol statistics, research investigations, and facts he has been studying also underscore the fact that individuals who drink in a hazardous manner and who also experience depression need to get treatment for both medical conditions.

Teresa’s Healthcare Professional Schedules an Appointment for a Psychological Appraisal and For an Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Assessment

Teresa’s healthcare professional then articulated the following: “I am not trying to make an impulsive analysis, but with your medical condition we may be confronting two separate problems. As a result, I think we probably should make an appointment for you to get an alcoholism and alcohol abuse assessment from my partner, Dr. Galloway, who is an alcohol abuse and alcoholism specialist. Whether your drinking situation is more associated with alcohol abuse or alcohol dependency is unclear, but I feel that further assessment is needed. Then I think we should make an appointment for you to get a psychological evaluation from another one of my partners, Dr. Resnick, who is a clinical psychologist. I want to get a better grip on your melancholy and see how much your drinking and depression are interlinked.” Teresa expressed her approval of her doctor’s line of attack and thanked him for his help and concern.

Teresa Faces Her Stress, Anger, and Time Management Difficulties

In reality, Teresa now experienced a sense of personal happiness and self esteem because she finally became inspired to do something constructive about her drinking problems and her depression. What is more, Teresa also realized that after alcohol rehab she would be more able to confront her anger, time, and stress management problems and increase her goal setting skills.  Now all she had to do was to try to trim down on her drinking and wait for her appointments.

It took several years but Emily at long last decided that she had enough with her husband’s harmful drinking. She was sick of seeing Barry come home after midnight from drinking instead of spending much needed time with her and their three sons. She was also sick and tired of the DWI Barry recently got. In addition she was fed up from generating explanations for her spouse when he couldn’t make it to the office due to his problems with drinking. In a similar manner she was nervous and depressed about the fact that their relationship was going downhill due to Barry’s abusive and unhealthy drinking. And finally she was sick and tired of the dangerous financial dilemma into which he had put his family due to his unhealthy and excessive drinking behavior. In sum, Emily felt that her mental health was slipping away because of her husband’s drinking problems.

When Hazardous and Excessive Drinking Inspires a Person to do Something Positive About a Person’s Drinking Problem

One Tuesday evening when Emily was thinking about what she could do about her husband’s excessive and abusive drinking, she got to the point that she simply had to do something constructive to cut into the destructive cycle of Barry’s abusive and careless drinking behavior.

So she looked in the yellow pages under “alcohol rehab” and found scores of rehab facilities that were all located less than 50 miles away from where she and Barry lived. Due to the fact that she didn’t know a lot about these rehabilitation clinics, she at long last made up her mind to call some of them and ask some questions. When she called each rehab center she identified who she was and said that her spouse was manifesting careless and hazardous drinking behavior. She also said that Barry, her husband, had an outstanding health insurance program at work and that residential or outpatient alcohol addiction rehabilitation would be covered if a health care practitioner in the company health program recommended the rehabilitation.

At one rehabilitation clinic, Emily was pleasantly surprised that she was able to communicate directly with a healthcare professional who suggested that she come in to talk about her husband’s abusive and hazardous drinking behavior in much greater detail.

Emily Talks to a Doctor About Her Husband’s Harmful Drinking

When Emily got to the treatment facility, she filled out some paperwork and then after approximately ten or fifteen minutes got to see a psychologist. After listening to Emily go over her husband’s abusive and unhealthy drinking, the counselor in an accommodating but firm manner explained to Emily how she probably played a major role in her husband’s unhealthy and excessive drinking through the months and the years by minimizing his drinking behavior rather than letting him go through the results of his hazardous and careless drinking behavior.

Emily Finds Out She Has Been Enabling Her Husband’s Irresponsible and Abusive Drinking

Stated more precisely, the counselor stated to Emily that she may have been accidentally enabling Barry’s careless drinking behavior. The therapist also underlined the fact that although Emily could not control Barry’s actions, with the support and guidance of the rehabilitation team at the treatment center she would not only be able to learn how to stop contributing to Barry’s abusive and excessive drinking but she could also learn how to help him schedule an appointment at the rehabilitation clinic so that he could talk about his excessive and abusive drinking behavior with a healthcare practitioner.

Fortunately after Emily discussed this with her husband, and he saw that she was not joking, Barry told her that he had been extremely disturbed by his unhealthy drinking behavior and that he was quite thankful to learn that Emily wanted to do something constructive about his negative drinking behavior. Consequently, he made an appointment to see a psychologist at the local alcohol treatment facility. Needless to say this bolstered Emily’s positive attitude about herself.

Barry Agrees to See a Healthcare Professional About His Abusive Drinking

While simply calling a rehabilitation center does not mean that a person’s abusive and excessive drinking behavior will become a non-issue or that one’s warning signs of alcoholism or the alcohol abuse signs one manifests will simply go away, scheduling an appointment is obviously a crucial factor in the rehab process. And since Barry was serious about getting therapy for his hazardous and abusive drinking, the probability for a successful recovery was significantly enhanced.

For the past fifteen years Jenny has been a licensed practical nurse at a municipal hospital. Not only this, but she has also been teaching Sunday school at the local Anabaptist Church. Despite the fact that she lived in a medium size country community where it seemed that everybody knew everyone’s business, little if nothing was known about Jenny. For sure everyone knew that she had worked numerous years as a professional nurse and that she taught Sunday school for as long as she lived in their town. Other than that, then again, it almost appeared as if Jenny was simply a visitor in their community.

You can picture the commotion that happened when it was found out that one Sunday morning Jenny had passed out because of intoxication. In truth, the article in the neighborhood daily newspaper stated that Jenny not only passed out, but that she also was arrested for drunk driving because her blood alcohol content was considerably higher than the legal limit. This is certainly one of the alcohol effects on the body that no Sunday school teacher wants to have made known to the entire community. But this is exactly what happened, much to the sorrow of Jenny.

Jenny Gets Very Dismayed About Her Drunk Driving Arrest

It almost goes without saying that Jenny was extremely disturbed about her arrest for drunk driving. Not only should she have known better about driving while inebriated because of her nursing position, but she also should have held herself accountable to a more elevated yardstick because of the straightforward fact that she taught Sunday school.

After her DWI arrest, Jenny thought about moving out of town so that she would not have to feel letdown about her arrest and also so she wouldn’t have to justify her actions for the five hundredth time to the other members of her town. After discussing things with her preacher, then again, she came to a decision that she would get alcohol treatment at a local drug and alcohol treatment center. She did this for two fundamental reasons. First, it was easy for her to drive to a local rehab clinic. And second, she genuinely wanted the message to get distributed among all the residents in the community that she was in all honesty dealing with her hazardous and careless drinking.

Jenny Goes Through Alcohol Detoxification and Gets a Complete Physical Examination

After Jenny went through detoxification, she got thoroughly examined by a healthcare professional at the rehab facility. She then underwent various laboratory tests where it was verified that she was not alcohol dependent but instead was involving herself in alcohol abuse. In a word Jenny was engaging in long term alcohol abuse.

Jenny was given the option of getting alcohol treatment as a residential patient or getting registered as an outpatient. Jenny, nevertheless, thought that she could still work as an RN and continue with her Sunday school teaching job if she were to be registered as an out-patient and this is exactly what she did.

According to her rehab action plan, Jenny went to two rehab sessions every week, she learned quite a bit about alcohol info, she worked on her take home “assignments,” she received counseling for her depression and other mental health issues, and she learned how to accomplish things in life that did not involve drinking.

After eighteen weeks, Jenny thought that her unhealthy and abusive drinking was under control and so she got discharged from the alcohol rehabilitation hospital under the specification that she would return for a refresher course once every three months for the next nine months. Jenny signed an agreement form and followed through on her “word of honor.”

Jenny Comes to a Decision to Abstain From Any and All Drinking Situations and Learns That Her Self Esteem Becomes More Enhanced

After she went through her therapy Jenny thought that she would be able to drink more responsibly and in moderation. After pondering her situation more completely, then again, she arrived at a decision that she would completely remove herself from any and all drinking situations.

When Jenny arrived at this decision, she found out that her self image grew the more she was in command of her life. And as her self esteem became more enhanced, it appeared that she became more sociable and began going to more community functions such as rib roasts, flower festivals, carnivals, strawberry festivals, Christmas tree lighting ceremonies, local high school basketball and football games, and music festivals.

Jenny Addresses Her Irresponsible Drinking, Makes up Her Mind To Do Something Constructive About It, and Rediscovers Her Faith

As the years went by, the people in the community manifested more consideration for Jenny because she was involving herself with them more frequently and also because she addressed her careless and abusive drinking and decided to do something beneficial about it. It may have been her imagination, but it also seemed as if her Sunday school pupils showed more respect and admiration for her.

Jenny is a living illustration of a person who had a precarious predicament and who did something constructive about it. She is also someone who found out that her religious faith is not only something that is intrinsic, but that it is also something that affects the way in which a person intermingles with other people.

I work with quite a few young men who work in construction who manifest excessive drinking. After a hard day’s work, it seems so “right” to go to the local tavern to have a few beers with one’s fellow workers. Generally, however, it seems that the well-intentioned beer or two becomes a situation in which several shots and beers are ingested, much money is spent, and several hours are spent at the local saloon rather than spending time with their family, wife or girlfriend, or with their friends.

Abusive and Excessive Drinking Can Result in Relationship, Marital, and Friendship Difficulties

Is it really all that surprising in these situations that a lot of my hard working pals go through alcohol related financial difficulties even though they make an exceptionally good wage? How tough can it be for my hard working buddies to comprehend that heavy drinking regularly results in marital, communication, friendship, commitment, and relationship problems? Why are these alcoholism and alcohol abuse signs so difficult for my hard working pals to see?

Hazardous Drinking Can Result in DWIs, Problems at Work, a Host of Health Problems, and Various Mental Health Problems Like Depression

Should it truly be astonishing to anyone that these construction workers could receive a DWI almost any day or night of the week? Is anyone sincerity shocked when these hard working men start to show up late for work because of their hazardous and abusive drinking?

Does it honestly amaze anyone to know that these hard working guys eventually complain about alcohol-related health problems such as hangovers, alcohol poisoning, a loss of energy, and sleep disturbances? Is it in point of fact flabbergasting that many of these hard working men are beginning to experience a variety of mental health problems such as depression? Why can’t these hard working men “see” these alcohol abuse effects?

To a relatively great extent, my hard working buddies have gotten into a dysfunctional circumstance that is resulting in a life of alcohol abuse or alcohol dependency. My hope is that my hard working friends will finally comprehend the fact that hazardous and irresponsible drinking isn’t their “friend” and that they need to talk to their doctor or someone at the local drug and alcohol counseling clinic about their drinking problem.

Concerning the drinking problems exhibited by these hard working men, the major point of emphasis is that honesty is required. Indeed, my hard working buddies, not unlike others who engage in hazardous and excessive drinking, need to look at their behavior and make an honest evaluation of what hazardous and irresponsible drinking is doing to their relationships, to their jobs, to their health, to their finances, and to their mental health. In a word, my hard working buddies need to realize the alcohol side effects of their abusive and excessive drinking.

There’s Room For Hope If Those Who Engage in Abusive Drinking Can Become Motivated to Get the Alcohol Treatment and Alcohol Detox They Need

These hard working men need to get enthused and motivated about wanting to make a positive change in their lives. Stated differently, these hard working men need to motivate themselves to go to their healthcare professional or to the local alcohol rehabilitation clinic and find out if they are basically abusing alcohol or if they are dependent on alcohol. Based on the information that is exposed, my hard working pals then need to get the alcohol detoxification and the alcohol rehab they need.

The fortunate news is that there’s a vast number of treatment centers, rehab programs, rehabilitation facilities, drug and alcohol treatment clinics, and hospitals where these hard working men can get top-of-the-line rehab for their drinking problems. And with some effort, it’s feasible to find hospitals, drug and alcohol treatment clinics, rehabilitation facilities, treatment centers, and rehab programs that are fairly inexpensive.

First-Rate Alcohol Addiction or Alcohol Abuse Help Can Start With a Single Phone Call

There were certainly times in the past when professional help for alcohol dependency or alcohol abuse was more expensive and far less available that it is now. Due to the tremendous increase of alcoholism and alcohol abuse in the past ten or fifteen years, it can be noted, an alcohol abuser or alcohol dependent person commonly has few, if any, common sense excuses for failing to face his or her irresponsible and excessive drinking.

Indeed, to start the change process all it takes in many instances is a single phone call to one’s family physician or to someone at the local alcohol rehab center. From that point forward, long term alcohol recovery requires commitment, follow through, and a truthful desire to change one’s toxic style of life and enhance one’s goal setting skills, self respect, self worth, and positive attitude.

Teresa was a thirty-five-year-old photographer who knew that she had some drinking issues. For instance, within the past month she has experienced the need to have two or three drinks before going to work, two weeks ago she tested positive for a urine alcohol test where she is employed, two months ago she got pulled over by the state highway patrol for “driving under the influence”, and lastly, for around seven months she has begun to fail to remember what she does and says when she drinks with her buddies.

Like hosts of other drinkers, Teresa’s experiences with alcohol started out little by little and stayed at this pace for quite some time due to the fact every so often she engaged in occasional social drinking. As a matter of fact, for around two years, every time she went out to drink, she made sure to drink in moderation. Something about her drinking circumstances, however, seemed to drastically change when she got divorced from her husband.

So She Can Get Over the Breakup of Her Husband More Painlessly, Teresa Made Up Her Mind That She Will Start Hanging Out More Regularly With Some of Her Pals Who Love to Party

Teresa got exceedingly “down” about the breakup with her husband, and as a way to abstain from dwelling on her disheartening feelings she came to the conclusion that she would start going out more often with some of her buddies who love to whoop it up and drink.

Quite sincerely, Teresa believed that having fun almost every day by getting a “buzz” by drinking with her buddies would help her come to terms with the loss of her husband more rapidly.

Teresa’s Drinking Escalates Greatly the More Habitually She Goes to Family Get-Togethers, Private Parties, Sporting Events, Happy Hours, and Dinner Dates With Her Friends

It didn’t take too long, nevertheless, before her drinking increased considerably the more habitually she went to and drank at family get-togethers, dinner dates, private parties, happy hours, and sporting events with her buddies. In addition, the fact that her drinking buddies were all considerably younger than she was and therefore able to party and drink harder and more frequently was one of the reasons why she didn’t direct more of her attention to her increased drinking. In short, she was drinking and having tons of fun just like everyone else in her group of pals without giving much thought to the unhealthy consequences of her hazardous and abusive drinking.

Yet somewhere in the recesses of her mind she realized that she most probably needed alcohol rehab but sidestepped the thought as much as she could.

Teresa Gets a Physical, Owns up to the Truth About Her Abusive and Hazardous Drinking to Her Physician, and Owns up to the Facts About Her Constant Negativity

One late afternoon during her twelve month physical exam, her doctor asked her if she drank alcohol. Not wanting to tell “stories” to her physician, Teresa admitted that she often drinks more than she should. In truth, she stated that she routinely drinks in an abusive and irresponsible manner. Then Teresa informed her healthcare professional about her general state of despair. More to the point, she stated that shattered relationships many times caused a disheartening cycle of events characterized by increased drinking which further resulted in more dismal feelings that, in turn, resulted in more drinking. And this is precisely what happened when she and her husband got divorced seven months ago.

When her doctor heard this, he told Teresa that according to various alcoholism facts and statistics on alcoholism he was researching, alcoholism and depression often take place in the same person. He then told her that some of the alcohol statistics, research investigations, and facts he has been reading about also underscore the fact that individuals who drink in a hazardous and abusive manner and who also suffer from depression need to obtain treatment for both medical situations.

Teresa’s Doctor Makes an Appointment for a Psychological Evaluation and For an Alcohol Dependency and Alcohol Abuse Assessment

Teresa’s healthcare professional then told her the following: “I am not trying to make an overly quick judgment, but with your medical condition we may be working with two separate issues. Consequently, I think we need to schedule an appointment for you to get an alcoholism and alcohol abuse evaluation from my partner, Dr. Vedda, who is a substance abuse and chemical dependency specialist. Whether your drinking circumstance is more correlated with alcohol abuse or alcohol addiction is not clear, but I feel that further exploration is required. Then I believe we need to make an appointment for you to get a psychological examination from another one of my partners, Dr. Kanter, who is a clinical psychologist. I want to get a deeper understanding about your sadness and see how much your drinking and depression are correlated.” Teresa displayed her approval of her healthcare practitioner’s plan of attack and thanked him for his time and assistance.

In reality, Teresa now felt a sense of personal self esteem and happiness because she finally got inspired to do something positive about her excessive drinking and her depression. Now all she had to do was to try to reduce her drinking and get ready for her appointments.