Dazed and Confused
...the brain that she's relying on in her self-examination is the same brain that she readily acknowledges is heavily under the influence, pretty much all the time.
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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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Another Actor Talks Recovery
Maybe they just saw it as none of their damn business, so long as he showed up on time and didn’t embarrass them. It’s the sort of accommodation people make all the time in response to someone else’s excessive drinking in a social or work situation.
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Lessons Learned– Again
Hint: Just insisting that you’re not bluffing this time won’t convince that young man, or many others of his kind. He’ll need to be shown.
In an atmosphere such as this – already ‘spoiled’, we might say – any response must be carefully thought through and planned.
AA vs Some Online Resources
…the real barrier for many newcomers to AA was the fear that ultimately, they would be required to stop drinking entirely, on a permanent basis.
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Drinking Problem, or Problem with Drinking?
I’m not sure the author realizes that almost all the drinkers who wind up in addiction treatment do so after having gone through a period of questioning whether or not they deserve a label such as alcoholic.
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High Potency THC – an update
“choosing to use lower-potency cannabis products could help to make cannabis use safer and offers a sensible strategy for harm reduction.”
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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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