No Warm Reception
Our addicted (or alcoholic) loved one doesn’t want to hear about it. Dealing with them effectively starts with learning new ways to communicate.
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Author: C. Scott McMillin
The Alcoholic Person’s Friend
We can’t expect to address alcoholism without encountering defenses, since they exist to protect alcoholic drinking. But we have an advantage.
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Countering Denial
When we think of denial, we picture someone angrily insisting he doesn’t have a problem. But denial is more subtle than that.
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Why Alcoholic People Resist Help
The first step in knowing how to deal with husband, wife, or other person we love who has alcoholism is understanding the facts about alcohol abuse and the reasons alcoholic people resist help.
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Introduction to Intervention: You Can Do It
Five short snapshots on key intervention concepts. You CAN help motivate someone towards recovery.
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