When Addiction Is The Norm
Genetics appear to play a role, of course; so do environmental factors, including trauma -- something that often haunts such families.
Category: Families
Alcohol may be the oldest. New ones are being invented every day. There are thousands, and keeping track of what they are and what they do isn’t easy.
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Moms and Daughters
With all that anger in tow, it’s probably best she turned to other approaches when her turn came.
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Getting Sober. And Not Getting Sober.
Research into long-term recovery has been prominent in the past — why not revive it?
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A Problem for Intervention
But those who know anticipate the possibility of a loss, and refuse to give up just because they got beat.
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Tough Love
Because then they’re someone else’s problem to deal with, for a while at least.
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Good Advice?
I happened to stumble across an advice column in one of the national newspapers. It dealt with a...
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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.
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First Person: Crash and Burn
I remember one expert’s claim that it wasn’t unusual for someone to require seven treatment episodes to establish a stable recovery.
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The Defiant Ones
Daily life becomes a battle zone; the more folks press for change, the more the drinker retreats into isolation, aided by the bottle.
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The Difficult Discussion: Your Turn
Avoid accusations, threats, self-pity, bringing up old resentments, etc.
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Lowering the Emotional Temperature
The more you practice consciously lowering your emotional temp, the easier it will be to do the same in a difficult situation.
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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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