Self Improvement with Job

June 4, 2010

A Young Woman Requires Therapy for Her Bipolar Condition, For Her Alcohol and Drug Addiction, and For Her Happiness and Personal Success Difficulties

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Roughly a month ago I met a twenty-one-year-old female named Rachael who is manic depressive and who is also addicted to drugs and alcohol. I remember reading that in such situations, an individual needs to get treatment for both medical situations and that mental health difficulties and dependency often take place in the same person. What is more, I recollect hearing that a history of negative drinking, drug abuse, and/or mental health issues often occur in the same family.

Plainly, Rachael is so defeated by both of her medical issues and by her spirituality problems that she in actual fact has little or no reason to achieve much of anything. What is particularly unfortunate about this is that earlier in her life, Rachael finished two years of college. Rachael’s condition makes me question if she is an illustration of a person who has to hit the very bottom before he or she gets drug and alcohol counseling that leads to long lasting sobriety.

The Need For a Physician She Trusts and a Rehab Program She Can Believe In

If I were in communication with Rachael I could recommend a number of websites and blogs that could possibly help her find information about addiction and alcoholic behavior, important chemical dependency information, facts about alcoholism and drugs, and more info about addiction symptoms and alcoholism warning signs. In my humble opinion, nevertheless, Rachael needs to locate a psychologist she trusts and a treatment program she can believe in and follow over the long haul. I could be in the wrong but it seems to make sense that Rachael more likely than not needs to acknowledge the fact that she cannot drink responsibly or abuse drugs if she wants to get sober, stay sober, and start on the road to lasting sobriety.

I am aware that there are quite a few recently created physician-prescribed meds that can help Rachael avoid an alcohol or a drug relapse, help her through the drug and alcohol detox process, and help her through her withdrawal symptoms. Obviously it would be in Rachael’s best interests if she became familiar with these drugs.

It is fairly obvious that Rachael needs to accept the fact that there is completely nothing useful about harmful drinking and drug abuse and that engaging in one or both circumstances is the road to poor work and school performance, legal problems, shattered relationships, deteriorating health, financial difficulties, and a premature death.

The Significance of Recovery Groups Like Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous

There are probably numerous persons such as friends, family members, and other people who would love to help Rachael but she probably would experience greater tolerance from a recovery group such as Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous instead of listening to individuals who drink responsibly or who have never abused drugs.

When People Accomplish Things They Love and About Which They Are Fervent

There’s a philosophical outlook that proclaims that people who do things they like and something about which they are dedicated reach a great place in life. Stated differently, when people do what they enjoy, they hardly ever experience an uneventful life or boredom. If they get involved in something that is gratifying, furthermore, they become more actualized and experience more pleasure and joy in life.

To me, this sounds like the exact opposite of a life that is centered in alcohol and drug addiction because such a lifestyle removes the satisfaction and joy that life offers.

Due to the fact that Rachael lacks the motivation to carry out much of anything in her life, it is plain to see that she desperately needs some hope for a better life. And the sad thing is that hope is virtually everywhere around Rachael if she could only get to the place in life to get the therapy she needs for her bipolar illness and chemical dependency and stay with her treatment program.

A Stronger Sense of Spirituality, a Wonderful Life, Self Respect, and Constructive Change Are a Reality

Rachael is simply too young to be crushed in life. She doesn’t comprehend this right now but if she can learn how to refrain from alcohol and drugs via drug and alcohol therapy and get the counseling she requires for her mental health condition, she can reorient her life and start living with direction, self-respect, and passion.

A stronger sense of spirituality, a wonderful life, self respect, and beneficial change are certainly a reality for Rachael if only she could get inspired to seek the professional rehabilitation she needs, follow through with her therapy regimen, live her life in a healthy and sober manner, and foster a more positive attitude about life.

June 1, 2010

An Adolescent Motivates Her Drinking Pals To Uncover More Information About Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Dependency

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Diane drank on a usual basis with her drinking friends. One Wednesday after all of her classes were finished, she started thinking about the amount of alcohol she consumed and the abusive and irresponsible drinking of her classmates. As a consequence of this, she nicely asked all of her classmates the following question: “what do we really know about alcohol poisoning, alcoholism, binge drinking, and alcohol abuse? Stated differently, how much alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse information do we really know? For our young age, we clearly drink in a hazardous and excessive manner and I am really starting to wonder if all of us are headed for a life filled with alcohol-related issues when we become older.

I think we need to go online and find out all we can about alcohol abuse, alcohol poisoning, alcoholism, and binge drinking. And then if we have any issues that we don’t understand after we complete our online research, we can walk to the student health center at the college and ask Nurse Billings to help us understand what we can’t comprehend.”

It Shouldn’t Come as a Complete Surprise That What Diane Articulated Would Set Off a Heated Discussion

It shouldn’t come as a great surprise that what Diane mentioned would instigate a heated discussion. For example, her best friend, Cindy, said that they are too healthy and too young to be worried about excessive and hazardous drinking. Another pal named Eric reasoned that since most college students drink there’s no valid reason why they should be any different. Another pal named Molly stated that all she wants to do is to have fun drinking with her friends. And still another drinking buddy named Walker in point of fact agreed with Diane basically because both of his parents abused alcohol and both of his parents had a history of alcohol related problems.

Diane explained to her friends that she comprehended everything that they had stated but that involving oneself in hazardous and excessive drinking at such a risky age in reality can’t be very healthy or something that contributes toward developing a meaningful life. When two or three of her pals asked what kind of alcohol issues Diane was talking about, Diane listed the following: alcohol-related problems like alcohol poisoning (which can be fatal in some instances), alcohol-related traffic accidents and fatalities, and alcoholism and alcohol-related diseases such as heart disease, cirrhosis of the liver, and cancer.

Hazardous and Abusive Drinking Usually Results in Drinking Problems

When Diane then articulated that excessive and irresponsible drinking typically results in financial, school, relationship, and legal problems, some of her drinking pals finally started to understand how extensive and how damaging unhealthy and irresponsible drinking can be. Without a doubt some of her drinking friends became more “open” and started to describe how these alcoholism and alcohol abuse effects had affected some of their friends and their parents.

After discussing some of the alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse problems that are related to abusive and unhealthy drinking, the vast majority of her friends seemed to agree to the idea about getting information on the web. They were, however, cautious about discussing their drinking circumstances with the administrators at school. As Diane thought about this she told herself, “at least they are willing to learn more about their abusive and careless drinking. This is a fantastic start.”

May 31, 2010

A Young Male Drinks in a Hazardous Manner, Gets Inspired to Get Treatment for Alcoholism and Depression, and Changes His Life For the Better

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Stanley started drinking abusively when he was a sophomore in college. From a positive way of looking at things, even though he drank hazardously when he was a teenager and a young adult, over the years he has been mostly a moderate drinker.

After he completed his education he eventually got a job at a local brewing company where he applied himself and worked his way up from stock person, to office assistant, to purchasing assistant, to purchasing manager. Unlike his other positions, as the purchasing agent he again and again took existing vendors and potential vendors to lunch and to various sporting events.

Though it was not written in stone, meeting with potential vendors and existing vendors over and over again involved situations in which alcohol was present. In point of fact, over the past two years, Stanley had started to noticeably increase his work related and his social drinking. This has resulted in a predicament. More specifically, the more successful he became as a purchasing agent, the more heavily he began to drink.

His Almost Constant Feelings of Depression Also Made Him Question Whether He Was Becoming Alcohol Dependent

In fact, it didn’t take much time at all before Stanley’s irresponsible and careless drinking started to negatively affect his mental health, his relationships, his work efficiency, his health, and the money in his savings account. At one point, Stanley, in actual fact, started to be concerned about his unhealthy and irresponsible drinking and questioned if his alcohol-related concerns were alcoholism signs. Moreover, his increasing feelings of depression also made him question whether he was becoming dependent on alcohol. In short, Stanley obviously needed to learn more about the facts about alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency.

Stanley Needs Alcohol Detoxification and Alcohol Rehabilitation For His Alcohol Addiction and a Medical Evaluation Regarding His Depression

So Stanley used his problem solving skills, called his healthcare professional, and scheduled an appointment for a thorough physical exam. The next week when he saw his doctor, Stanley unfortunately was told that he was alcohol dependent. His doctor told Stanley that he needed to get alcohol detox and alcohol rehab for his alcoholism and that he also needed to get a medical evaluation regarding his depression. In a word, Stanley needed treatment for his alcoholism and depression.

The Positive News is That After His Treatment For Depression and For Alcohol Addiction, He Felt Like a New Person

His healthcare practitioner suggested to Stanley that he request a 30 day leave of absence from work and get enrolled in a quality in-patient alcohol treatment clinic where he could also be treated for his depression. This is exactly what Stanley did. The good news is that after his treatment for alcohol addiction and for depression, he felt like a different person. Indeed, now that he was living an alcohol-free life he almost never got depressed and he now knew how to better manage his health, his job, his relationships, and his finances.

To no one’s surprise, the most difficult “test” Stanley encountered was at work. More to the point, he still took his existing vendors and potential vendors to various sporting events and to lunch, but after his alcohol rehab he managed to abstain from drinking while entertaining his clients.

It can be emphasized that Stanley also found out that none of his potential vendors or his existing vendors thought any less of him because of his abstinence. Alternatively, he learned that his existing vendors and potential vendors thought even more highly of him for staying true to his convictions.

After Stanley went through alcohol treatment, however, he learned that he was an individual who for whatever reason, couldn’t drink in moderation. In truth he learned the hard way that if he refrained from drinking, all of the other meaningful parts of his life would be enhanced. Every so often, Stanley missed drinking, but the better work performance, health, finances, and the better relationships he experienced more than counterbalanced his love of drinking.

May 26, 2010

A Young Gentleman Hits a Low Point in His Life, Faces His Depression, Gets Alcohol Treatment for His Hazardous and Irresponsible Drinking, Boosts His Personal Happiness, Spirituality, and Self Esteem

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Samuel was a forty-eight-year-old graphic designer who was tired of feeling depressed everyday of his life and fed up with his unhealthy drinking behavior. Stated simply, he was tired of going through failed relationship after failed relationship due to his immature drinking, he hated the hangovers he experienced on a regular basis, he missed his old enthusiasm for doing the things he liked, he was sick of feeling tired every morning, and he was annoyed with himself for spending his hard-earned money on a useless habit.

In addition he was disgusted with how out-of-shape he was, he was bored with his drinking pals, he was annoyed with the many times he failed to pass an alcohol test at his workplace, he detested the fact that he had to go to court for his third DUI, and he was fed up with paying for alcohol-related attorney fees.

Besides the perceptible alcohol-related health problems he was going through, almost certainly the nastiest part of his drinking regimen was the untrustworthy and dishonest person he had turned into. In his heart he realized that he had been less than truthful about his drinking behavior to his relatives, family, and friends and he also knew he had been untruthful with himself about the “beneficial” effects of drinking. Not only this but he rationalized wolfing down two or three drinks before going to social events and he also rationalized needing two or three drinks the first thing in the morning so that he could cope with the “stress” at his job.

His Depression and His Hazardous and Heavy Drinking Lead to Major Changes in His Life

Clearly Samuel was sick of putting up with the adverse effects of his depression and his hazardous and excessive drinking and finally determined that something significant had to change in his life. So he decided that he would refrain from drinking, develop a new circle of friends, start exercising, start focusing on becoming a more healthy person, get professional counseling, and involve himself in some worthwhile hobbies. Simply put, Samuel got to a pivotal time in his life during which he understood that he hit a low point in life and was now ready to commence the gradual and slow road to health.

One of the ways that Samuel operationalized his “plan” was by asking for a transfer at work. When his request was approved, he moved 300 miles away to a new state. If nothing else, this definitely made making new friends and pals and separating himself from his old pals much easier. Then he phoned a doctor in his new city and made an appointment for a thorough psychological and physical exam.

Samuel Meets With a Doctor About His Hazardous and Abusive Drinking and His Depression

After meeting with the physician and going through a number of lab tests, it was concluded that Samuel had crossed the line from alcohol abuse to alcohol addiction and therefore was in need of alcohol detox and alcohol rehabilitation. At this time, the healthcare practitioner made it a point to review the different signs of alcoholism, the symptoms of alcoholism, and information about alcohol long term effects with Samuel. The healthcare professional then told Samuel that it was concluded that he was clinically depressed and in need of therapy for this medical condition.

Samuel Decides to Build Up His Body by Drinking Filtered Water, Taking Vitamins, Eating Healthy Foods, Living an Alcohol-Free Lifestyle, and Working Out

Due to his enthusiasm for following through with the treatment program, after nine weeks of residential rehabilitation, Samuel was ready to start treatment on an outpatient basis. At this time, he began working at his new job and over the weeks began fortifying his body by taking vitamins and minerals, working out, eating nutritious foods, drinking distilled water, and living an alcohol-free lifestyle. Samuel also addressed his spiritual side of life by joining the local Lutheran church and participating in regular services.

After roughly seven months of outpatient therapy during which time he never experienced a relapse, Samuel quit going to alcohol therapy and instead began going four times every week to local AA meetings. Going to these meetings helped Samuel maintain his alcohol-free style of life, they provided him with the support he sought after, and they served as a persistent reminder of the adverse outcomes that are correlated with hazardous drinking.

After going to AA meetings about four months Samuel felt that he was ready for a relationship and so he started going out with Jane, a young lady he met at church. It simply surprised Samuel how much more prepared he was for a dating relationship now that he had his unhealthy and excessive drinking under control. In actual fact it also astonished Samuel how much better life was now that he wasn’t under the control of his careless drinking. Life was now joyful and loaded with promise that he could have never hoped for or accomplished when he was engaged in abusive and excessive drinking less than a year ago.

A Success Story That is a Demonstration of the Importance of Alcohol Treatment and the Power of Change

Samuel’s success story is a demonstration of the significance of alcohol rehabilitation and the power of change. As Samuel thought about his newfound lofty self concept and drive for involving himself in worthwhile, healthy activities, he was actually thankful that he decided to do something worth while about his abusive and excessive drinking instead of giving into his depression and into the lure of his alcoholism. The result: his life now has a positive direction, he is in command of his life rather than letting himself languish under the control of his addiction, he has more energy now compared with any time in his adult life, he is involved in a caring relationship, and he likes his new job responsibilities.

May 24, 2010

An Alcohol Dependent Gentleman Registers For Rehabilitation, Receives Alcohol Detoxification and Treatment For His Depression and His Depression, and Begins to Live More Exuberantly and Without Anger

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Barry used to talk big to his drinking pals how he could maintain a demanding and fulltime job and get drunk as a skunk just about every night. Unfortunately, after engaging in this unhealthy lifestyle for just about two-and-a-half years, he started to have a variety of alcohol related problems.

Barry Begins to Manifest a Variety of Alcohol Related Problems

For example, he had a hard time getting up for work because he felt so tired when he awoke. Not only this, but virtually every morning Barry suffered from a horrible hangover. Clearly, the combination of his lack of energy and his hangovers did not make it easy for him to get up and feel inspired to go to work. To make things more difficult, nearly a week ago he received his third drunk driving arrest in the past thirteen weeks.

To further complicate things, at work his last two work appraisals were not up to his usual high standards. And lastly, his six-and-a-half-year marriage with his wife had deteriorated due to his angry outbursts, financial difficulties, depression, and his lack of patience.

Even though Barry was only twenty-eight years old, he simply began looking like he was in his mid thirties. Regrettably, this is what irresponsible and hazardous drinking can do to an individual. And from a realistic perspective he understood that he was suffering from the adverse outcomes of alcohol dependency or alcohol abuse and that he was too young to squander his life to hazardous and careless drinking. So initially he tried to drink in moderation. Regrettably, he soon found out that he lost all control after consuming his first drink. Stated somewhat more forcefully, after his first drink he invariably proceeded to get inebriated. Due to the fact that this was a situation that was repeated every time he went to a bar to drink, this obviously worried him a great deal. In actual fact, he started to wonder if he was exhibiting some of the signs of alcoholism and alcohol abuse.

Barry Makes up His Mind To Schedule an Appointment to See His Family Doctor

After articulating his excessive alcohol drinking and his careless and hazardous drinking with his wife, he eventually decided to schedule an appointment to see his doctor. When Barry saw his healthcare professional, he genuinely stated that he has been drinking in a hazardous manner, that he may be displaying alcoholic signs, that he wants to refrain from drinking. He then confirmed that drinking responsibly and in moderation doesn’t work for him and, as a consequence, he wants to learn how he can create an alcohol-free lifestyle.

Barry also told his doctor about his depression and how this mental health problem was negatively affecting his relationship with his wife. His healthcare professional referred Barry to Doctor Jensen, a drug and alcohol addiction psychologist, who influenced Barry to enter into a drug and alcohol rehab center as an in-patient for alcohol detoxification and alcohol rehabilitation. Fortunately, Barry would also be able to get medical treatment for his depression at this treatment center.

Refraining From Drinking Was the Best Decision Barry Had Ever Made

After six months of comprehensive rehab, Barry left the in-patient rehabilitation clinic and continued his recovery via outpatient counseling and via going to local Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Motivated to change his life in a more productive manner, Barry went to a health store and bought some vitamins and a cookbook. He then joined a fitness center and began working out three or four times per week. Within seven months Barry was a new individual. He now looked younger than he was, he wasn’t depressed anymore, he was in shape, he was eating nutritious meals, and most significant of all, he maintained his sobriety for many months. He also became more patient, he didn’t resort to angry outbursts, and he became a more loving person in his relationship with his wife. In a word, refraining from drinking was the best decision Barry had ever made.

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