A Controlled(?) Drinking Story
Every time I run into a case like this, the drinker winds up his presentation by asking if he needs professional help. So far, I've yet to say no.
Category: Families
It’s not called “a family disease” for nothing. Addiction affects everyone in the family- and everyone’s recovery matters.
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Exercises in Effective Listening
If during the course of a difficult discussion, the conversation happens to touch on any of those areas, expect to react emotionally.
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Listen Up!
Arguing activates people’s natural defenses and brings communication to a halt.
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Kids Learn About Drugs
Avoid arguments about the fairness/unfairness of our drug laws. They’ve never made much sense, and they distract from the real issues.
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Filtering Stress
Stress builds up beneath your awareness. Then it passes a certain level and suddenly, you’re really aware of it.
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About Saying “No”
You may have unintentionally established a pattern of saying things you didn’t really mean, or making promises you didn’t keep, or threatening consequences that never came to pass.
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Communicating With Your Recovering Loved One
It is not always about having the right words to say, but asking the right questions and giving the space to answer with vulnerability.
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Cutting Off the Cash
As we explored their dilemma, the father suddenly had an insight: the money he gave his son, regardless of reason, just wound up in some in some drug dealer’s pocket.
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The Advice Trap
There are folks who make the rounds, getting the same advice over and over, and never putting it into action.
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Denial? Or Delusion?
Of course, left to its own devices, addiction often worsens.
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Why Addiction is a Family Disease
Partners of addicted people may have difficulty leaving or setting boundaries because they do not wish to be rejected or hated by their partner.
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Professionals and Addiction
Money is a tool that allows some to delay the inevitable. They construct a protective bubble that minimizes the risk of getting caught and the other consequences that follow addiction.
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Relapse is Not Failure
I felt detached from life and the people around me. I felt like a failure, but I had no other choice but to get back on my feet and try again.
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