Self-Diagnosis
Most of the time, there’s an extended period in which the drinker is engaged in something called ‘comparing out’. That's when they're focused on what isn't wrong with their drinking, and ignoring or minimizing what is.
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Back to Blackouts
She was continually being surprised when others reported what she’d said and done during her blackouts. The memories themselves never returned.
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Curious about Sobriety
Yes, to an addiction counselor it will seem reminiscent of the control strategies employed by many folks who eventually wind up in treatment.
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More Research on Cannabis Withdrawal
The author cites a meta-analysis conducted by another group that some 47% of frequent cannabis users, both recreational and medical, were experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
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Doctors and Alcohol Disorders
Definite progress has been made, but there are still plenty of examples of people who fall through the cracks in the healthcare system.
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The Big Cutdown
One man was shocked at the intensity of his craving for liquor after just a few weeks of relative moderation.
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Drinking in the Pandemic
Offer counseling and support or even a special track for folks who “fell off the wagon”, so to speak, and now may be ready to climb back on.
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First Person – Mystery Solved
I suppose he was happy for people to see him as pigheaded, since it covered up the real problem: His rapidly deteriorating cognitive function.
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A World of Recovery Podcasting
He came to see it in terms of needing to give up one thing– alcohol– so he could have everything else.
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First Person – Ambivalence
“Now, whether I have one drink or 10,” she admits, “I know I’ll still be where I started, in the nook of my sofa with the TV on at half-volume, anxiously biting hangnails.”
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A Simple(?) Case of Drunk Driving…
Many hospitals are notoriously lax about testing, and if you really are injured, who can blame them?
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Heavy Drinking vs Alcoholism
It isn’t nature vs. nurture. It’s both.
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