Addiction | Substance Use Disorders | Treatment
Drinking More During Covid | 6 Things to Know
Drinking more during Covid-19 is in the news a great deal, lately. And understandably. Staying at home, maintaining social distancing, only leaving one’s home for fresh air and essentials…. Working at home, children at home 24/7 under their own stress of online schooling and missing their friends…. Lost jobs, lost investment portfolio gains, lost health…
Read MoreAlcoholism is a Family Disease – Really
Alcoholism is a family disease I was told by the staff at the residential treatment center my loved one entered for his alcoholism. “Oh brother, you can’t be serious!” I countered. “And what do you mean, I’m a codependent, an enabler, and that I should get help. I don’t need help — he’s the one…
Read MoreA Parent’s Drinking – A Child’s Adverse Childhood Experiences
A parent’s drinking – a child’s adverse childhood experiences is a connection that’s often missed. Sadly, this missed connection can cause a child to develop an alcohol use disorder or marry someone with an alcohol use disorder or develop a host of physical and emotional ailments that can last a lifetime. As importantly, this connection can…
Read MoreChanging Your Mindset in Recovery
Changing your mindset in recovery can be an incredible tool when it comes to shutting down the thoughts that can keep you stuck — even trigger a relapse. Today’s guest author, Daniel Wittler, shares his strategies for doing just that. Daniel is a freelance writer who also produces content for sites like A Forever Recovery.…
Read MoreChoosing to Forgive an Alcoholic
Choosing to forgive an alcoholic… Depending on how long you’ve been living and/or coping with a loved one’s alcoholism, this can be one of the most difficult concepts to grasp, let alone embrace – choosing to forgive your alcoholic. I’d repeatedly been told that alcoholism was like any other disease, and I wanted to (and…
Read MoreScreening for a Drinking Problem
Screening for a drinking problem boils down to one simple question, “Do their behaviors change when they drink?” If you’re reading this post, you have likely been hurt, frustrated, concerned, angered, and/or scared by a loved one’s drinking. You’ve likely tried talking, yelling, cajoling, negotiating, looking the other way, believing their promise(s) to stop or…
Read MoreStep Away From the Conflict – Change Where You Think
Conflict often reigns supreme in families where there is unacknowledged, unhealthily undiscussed, undiagnosed and/or untreated addiction and/or substance abuse. And because both sides believe they are “right,” the conflict continues or spreads into other areas of the relationship. But, given neither person can control what the other is doing in their brain, it follows that…
Read MoreHelp for Families Struggling with Substance Use Disorder
Finally! Help for families struggling with substance use disorder is now in legislative form before Congress — H.R. 5572 in the House and S. 3179 in the Senate. This legislation is called the Family Support Services for Addiction Act. And its existence is huge! Why? It means the message is finally getting through that FAMILIES…
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