All Posts Tagged With: "drug addiction"
Using Drug Addiction Therapy to Help you Recover
There are many reasons to try therapy counseling in order to help you recover and I’m going to talk about a few of them.
The first thing we must do is to realize that we actually need help and thus admit to our problem. Once we get to this point it is time to get motivated. [...]
How to Know if You are Suffering from Alcoholism
How can you know if you are an alcoholic?
To anyone who is not struggling with alcoholism, such a question might seem bizarre because they think the answer should be obvious. But it truly can be a baffling question, especially if you are the one who is caught up in the slippery slope of experiencing [...]
Overcome Your Addiction and Quit Drinking
There are a lot of alcoholics and addicts who keep screwing up in recovery and then return to their AA meetings, completely confused about how they can not “get it.” They believe that they are missing out on the secret to staying clean and sober, when in fact they are just screwing up whatever program [...]
25Feb2009 | writer | 0 comments | ContinuedIf You Think You Might Have a Problem with Drinking
If you believe that you have some sort of issue with alcohol then your first course of action is to properly diagnose your problem. What is the true nature of your problem and what is the extent of it? Is your problem really with drinking too much or does your problem really get nasty when [...]
25Feb2009 | writer | 0 comments | ContinuedWhat can we do to Help an Addict?
How can we give addiction help to a struggling drug addict or alcoholic?
To start with, one thing that can be helpful is for you to modify your behavior towards them in a healthy manner. The whole point is to be firm but fair and supportive without enabling, which of course can be a very fine [...]
Customize a Solution in Order to Help an Alcoholic Recover
Knowing how to help an alcoholic is a difficult thing to do. Sometimes the best we can achieve is to encourage a person in recovery to explore their options and find what works best for them.
Part of the problem with traditional recovery is that it usually seeks to fit the alcoholic into the program instead [...]
How to Help an Alcoholic
The best way to help an alcoholic is indirectly. This means that you do not try to control or manipulate them. Don’t make feeble pleas with them to miraculously stop drinking. Don’t scream at them or try to guilt them or get into a yelling match with them. None of these concepts help much. At [...]
23Feb2009 | writer | 0 comments | ContinuedAlcoholism Help Guide
If you or someone you know needs alcoholism help then you might want to consider taking action. So what is the ideal action to take? In my opinion the ideal siutation is for the struggling alcoholic to find a rehab center that has a professional detox area and get checked in. This is the best [...]
23Feb2009 | writer | 0 comments | ContinuedSigns of Alcohol Addiction to Watch For
Most people would think that it is fairly easy to spot the signs of alcohol addiction - just watch for someone who is drinking too much, right? But we need to look deeper in fact because there is one level of alcohol abuse and then beyond that there is full blown addiction. They are not the [...]
21Feb2009 | writer | 0 comments | ContinuedShould you Consider Outpatient Drug Rehab?
Outpatient treatment is not always the best choice for everyone who is trying to recover. In my own situation, outpatient treatment did not really work as far as my own recovery went. But there are some positives as well, and it does have good outcomes for some.
Outpatient is basically the groups, therapy, and lectures that [...]