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.

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.

April 17, 2010

A Smart Aunt Saves The Wedding Day In High Style

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You’d never know it from looking at fashion magazines, but more than half of American women wear size 14 or larger clothes. Yet even though we big beautiful gals are in the majority, we still starve ourselves trying to look like something we’re not.

The thing is, our family’s physical heritage tends to run large. We’re descended from sturdy peasant farmer stock – tall men with broad shoulders and tall women with big hips. This is great when you’re plowing fields and having lots of babies to be farm hands, but it can be a disadvantage in our time of highly processed foods and much less physical labor.

Anyway, about six months ago our cousin Celia got engaged. Since we’re a close family, Celia wanted nearly everyone to be in the wedding party. The trouble started when she began looking through popular bridal magazines. Before we knew it, we were constantly arguing about how to lose fat so that everybody could get supermodel-slim for the wedding. It wasn’t a happy time.

Finally, our aunt had had enough of her daughter turning into Bridezilla over this issue of body size. Auntie is one smart cookie, and it wasn’t long before she figured out a strategy that saved the day – and the family.

One of Auntie’s friends sells bridal dresses and evening gowns in town. She told our aunt that the question of body size often comes when choosing bridal gowns. Instead of trying to argue anymore, though, Auntie’s friend loaned her a couple of catalogs that she uses to order dresses for her shop. These catalogs were full of beautiful, full-color photos that showed how a plus size wedding dress could fit well and look stunning at the same time.

Now Auntie is cunning. She knew we wouldn’t voluntarily come to another family gathering about wedding dresses, so instead she invited us over to try on party jewelry. While we were going ga-ga over all the sparklies, Auntie pulled out the catalogs and her measuring tape. We knew from the look in her eye that none of us was leaving until we’d solved this wedding dress issue.

Marge, who is a fabulous seamstress anyway, got out her tape measure and measured everyone of us right then and there! We each wrote down our measurements and decided on what body shape we each have. We haven’t had so much girlie fun in ages!

The great wedding dress battle had a happy ending, just like a good romance should. The bride and her attendants walked proudly down the church aisle in wedding gowns that fitted us perfectly and made us all look like fairy tale princesses (large economy size, of course). Our aunt’s scheme really saved the wedding day.

April 4, 2010

A Young Woman Gets Arrested for DWI, Talks to The Human Resources Manager, and Becomes Encouraged to Turn Her Life Around and Recover Her Self Esteem

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Shelly was known at work as an incredibly conservative person who had a superb attendance record. She never attended any of the happy hours right after work and it was regarded through the workplace that she was an extremely spiritual person who oftentimes spoke about the pitfalls regarding alcohol abuse and dependency on alcohol in our country.

Try to think of the surprise in the department when one Monday morning Shelly didn’t show up for work and not a soul had heard from her. Actually, it wasn’t until close to 10:15 in the morning that the human resources department received a phone call about Shelly from the local jail.

Shelly Goes Out Partying Together With a Number of Her College Colleagues

Evidently, Shelly went out drinking together with a handful of her university friends Saturday night and at some time about 1:45 Sunday morning, Shelly was arrested for “drunk driving”. Given that her blood alcohol concentration was extremely elevated, she had to spend two days inside the neighborhood jail.

Shelly Talks to Her Manager and The Human Resources Director

When Shelly came to work on Tuesday morning, she immediately shared with her superior what had taken place and she asked if she could possibly go and talk with the Human Resources director about her “driving while intoxicated” arrest.

When she got to the HR department and met with the manager, she discussed that she had not been drunk since her university days and that she was really embarrassed about her “driving while intoxicated” arrest. She also stressed the point that she required some help getting a professional and effective “driving while intoxicated” attorney who would represent her DWI case. Stated differently, Shelly really wanted the Human Resources director to agree that she needed to see a DUI attorney.

The Human Resources director told Shelly that she needs to schedule an appointment with somebody inside the company employee’s assistance program to discuss any probable drinking difficulty that she might have. The HR manager also mentioned that she needs to talk about her wish to employ a “drunk driving” attorney to represent her regarding her “drunk driving” case.

Moreover, the Human Resources manager told Shelly that it was a good thing that she would like to employ a “drunk driving” attorney mainly because of the difficulties and difficult issues which are linked to a “driving under the influence” conviction.

The Human Resources director could tell that Shelly was clearly upset and humiliated by this whole predicament. For this reason he informed Shelly that while he doesn’t believe that responsible folks ought to ever get behind the steering wheel right after consuming alcohol, regrettably these predicaments at times transpire to very good folks.

The Human Resources director then said that since such a circumstance cannot be undone, what is critical is what the particular person does from this moment forward. As declared by the Human Resources director, “does the person learn from his/her mistakes or does he or she develop a pattern of alcohol related difficulties that cause the person long-term pain and suffering”?

Fortunately, Shelly Did Not Have a History of Heavy and Abusive Drinking

Just before finishing their conversation, the Human Resources manager explained to Shelly that it was very positive that she doesn’t have a record of unhealthy and abusive drinking drinking. Furthermore, she hasn’t had an alcohol-related issue since her university days (which was roughly 14 years ago). As a consequence, Shelly should be able to confront her DWI arrest with embarrassment but also with confidence that she will face and work through this obstacle and turn out to be a better individual in the long run.

Shelly thanked the Human Resources director for his helpful and encouraging thoughts and then walked over towards the company employee’s assistance program go over her “driving while intoxicated” arrest, her involvement in careless and irresponsible drinking over the past weekend, and her desire to employ a “driving under the influence” lawyer to represent her “drunk driving” case.

After hearing Shelly’s “story,” the therapist that was part of the company employee’s assistance program articulated Shelly’s immediate “action plan” that she needed to address and follow. First, she would be required to take a DUI class to learn more DUI facts and information. Second, she would also be required to take an alcohol abuse class to address her possible problem drinking. And finally, it would be an especially pragmatic thing to do if she were to meet with a DUI lawyer about her DUI arrest.

Shelly Feels Encouraged That She Will Learn From Her Slip-Up and Grow To Be Even More Accountable

It was clear that Shelly was very upset with the entire DWI predicament, but after talking to the Human Resources director and to the nurse inside the company employee’s assistance program, she felt comfort knowing that she would in actual fact learn from her error in judgment and grow to be even more healthy and balanced, even more dependable, and an even more grateful person.

March 24, 2010

A Female Gets a Divorce, Gets Depressed, Engages in Heavy and Hazardous Drinking, and Finds Excellent Help at an Alcohol Rehabilitation Center

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Wendy was the mother of two children. Wendy had been feeling quite anxious lately and started to “medicate” herself by having several screwdrivers every night after she tucked her children into bed. After approximately three weeks of this drinking routine, she finally grasped the fact that instead of helping her relax and ”manage” her issues, drinking made her feel less tranquil when she awakened in the morning. This, in turn, made her feel even more stressed throughout the day.

After thinking about her situation for three or four weeks, Wendy decided to discuss her drinking problem with her best friend. In point of fact, about thirty minutes into their discussion, Wendy’s friend, Elise, mentioned that she knew about a very helpful and knowledgeable physician at the local drug and alcohol abuse treatment facility. After talking to her friend, Wendy without much ado got motivated to call the rehabilitation center and schedule an appointment.

Eleven days later she eventually got to meet the physician her best friend had talked about. After their brief introduction, Wendy told the psychiatrist that ever since she and her ex-husband got divorced, she has been having an extremely difficult time spiritually, financially, and emotionally.

At times, she felt that she was totally over the divorce. Recently, to the contrary, she has been feeling very depressed about the fact that her former husband and she couldn’t stay married and “make it”. When asked by the physician how long she and her ex-husband dated before they got married, Wendy explained to the doctor that she and her former husband, Robert, dated for four years and then lived together for two years before they got married.

As Wendy was talking to the physician, she stressed the point that she frankly thought that she and her former husband waited long enough to know each other well enough before they got married. After the kids started to arrive, conversely, their relationship appeared to worsen. What is more, both she and Robert started to drink, and their abusive and irresponsible drinking negatively affected their love for one another, their relationship, and their finances.

When things became less than cordial between them, Robert got a lawyer and filed for a divorce. Although things were apparently not going well and although she was frequently depressed, Wendy told the physician that she did not want to end their relationship. Once she was served her divorce papers, however, she knew that their relationship was over.

The psychiatrist told Wendy that the stress, anxiety, and tension that she has been going through regarding her careless and excessive drinking are some of the normal alcohol abuse effects and that the best solution for this situation is treatment for one’s alcohol abuse. In fact, getting alcohol abuse treatment is critical because chronic drinking can get the person into even more serious alcohol and alcoholism problems.

After five or six therapy sessions with her doctor, Wendy was little by little able to realize that the real cause of her stress and her depression was that she had not worked through her acrimonious feelings she has for her former husband who had divorced her three years ago. With these insights and with the meds her physician prescribed, she eventually abstained from drinking, she started to feel significantly less depressed, and she began making time for social activities with her friends and family. A few months after getting treatment from her doctor, she even started to date once again.

It was apparent that Wendy had come a long way. In fact, just about seven months after she terminated her counseling, Wendy had finally laid the depressing feelings of her former husband to rest and was starting to feel more self worth and more spiritually “sound” and emotionally “together” than she had ever felt in her life.

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