What is Love When You Love an Alcoholic
If you love an alcoholic, you know the pain of watching your loved one continue their downward spiral as you try desperately to do anything and everything to help them. And what do you do when the treatment professional you’ve consulted tells you that you must “detach with love” in order to help your loved…
Read MoreWhat is Considered Normal Drinking
At your annual check up, your doctor asks, “Do you drink?” And if you do, you say, “Yes.” Then your doctor asks, “How much?” And you respond with some amount – generally in terms of, “now and then” or “a glass of wine with dinner” or “only on the week-ends.” And you wonder… “Is that…
Read MoreDisruptive Child – Could be Sign of Untreated Alcoholism at Home
Disruptive child? It may be their disruptive behaviors are the result of what’s happened to them, not “them.” And the “what’s happened to ‘them’” may be secondhand drinking. Secondhand drinking is the impacts of a person’s drinking behaviors on others, such as the drinking behaviors associated with alcoholism and alcohol abuse. Children who grow up…
Read MoreDo You Have Reservations About Being Powerless Over Alcohol
Do you believe a person is powerless over alcohol? Do you have reservations about being powerless over alcohol, yourself? Do you worry you can’t find or sustain recovery unless you admit you are powerless? These are common questions and concerns I hear from the alcoholics I work with and their family members and close friends,…
Read More3 Powerful Words For Coping With Stress in Addiction Recovery
Coping with stress in addiction recovery, or secondhand drinking | drugging recovery, for that matter, can be key to avoiding relapse. Here are three powerful words – BREATHE, HAALT, THINK – that might be just what you need to give yourself a time out – that split second – to reel in your thoughts for a reality…
Read MoreNational Impaired Driving Prevention Month 2013
December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, which was established to stop THIS from being true… Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 48 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $51 billion. CDC –…
Read MoreDoes a Loved One in Early Alcoholism Recovery Have You Worried About the Holidays
Early alcoholism recovery can be a scary time for everyone – the family members, close friends and the addict | alcoholic – as phone calls, emails and late night conversations buzz with worrisome thoughts… “Should we serve alcohol?” “Uncle John won’t come if he can’t have his Jim Beam.” “Do we talk about it?” “Should we…
Read MoreHelping Children Recover from Trauma
Helping children recover from trauma can be one of the most important substance abuse | addiction prevention measures we take. Why? Childhood trauma, whether it’s that caused by verbal, physical or emotional abuse; neglect; domestic violence; alcoholism or drug addiction in the home; bullying or similar traumatic experiences, can change how a child’s brain develops.…
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