Sarah and Jerry have been married for six years. They wanted to have some excitement and fun before they made up their minds to have some kids and so they by design established an extremely active social life.

The basic difficulty, however, is that very nearly everything they do socially is related to drinking. For instance, all of the family get-togethers, happy hours, dinner engagements, sporting events, and parties with friends they frequent somehow include drinking.

Jerry and Sarah Start to Take Note of Some Obvious Alcohol Related Problems That are Centered On Their Excessive Drinking

If they were moderate or responsible drinkers, this wouldn’t be such a difficult situation. Because they drink rather excessively, however, they are starting to become aware of some obvious alcohol-related difficulties in their lives.

For instance, just two days ago Jerry was placed under arrest for a second DUI and has been showing up late for work due to alcohol-related health issues. Moreover, Jerry’s last two or three performance appraisals at the office have been less than satisfactory and he has begun to fail to recall what he says or does while he drinks. Finally, Jerry has been experiencing sleep-related problems and his family is starting to display some disquiet about his drinking situation.

Not unlike Jerry’s situation, Sarah has been feeling unhappy with life in general and to deal with this, she has been drinking more regularly than any time in the past six months. In addition, Sarah has been getting a lot of painful migraines and experiencing severe hangovers because of her drinking. Finally, Sarah has been feeling considerably less active when she awakens in the morning, she has been getting to work late every Monday, and she has been getting some occasional criticism from her family members, relatives, coworkers, and friends about her hazardous drinking.

Watching the Television and Inadvertently Discovering An Out-of-the-Ordinary Documentary About the Signs of Alcohol Dependency

One Wednesday evening while watching the television, Jerry and Sarah went through the channels and discovered a documentary about the signs of alcoholism.

This television program was a real surprise to Jerry and Sarah because many of the alcoholism signs that were gone over seemed like they were unwaveringly linked to numerous alcohol-related drinking problems Sarah and Jerry had been experiencing.

A Straightforward Talk About Drinking Activities Exposes Alcohol Related Health, Relationship, Employment, Legal, and Financial Problems

After watching the TV program, Jerry and Sarah made up their minds to have a straightforward talk about their drinking condition. They both concurred that most, if not all, of their social pursuits somehow included drinking, that they were drinking in an abusive manner, and that as a couple, they were beginning to see alcohol related employment, financial, health, relationship, and legal problems for the first time in their lives.

With thoughts of the TV program still running through her mind, Sarah asked Jerry if some of the alcohol dependency signs they have been displaying could be a signal that they are alcoholic or maybe becoming alcohol dependent. Jerry didn’t know the answer to Sarah’s question and so he recommended that they make an appointment with one of the healthcare practitioners at the nearby drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility to find out more about the seriousness of their drinking issues.

Focusing On Your Drinking Issues Might Lower Your Nervousness and Give You Some Serenity

Strangely enough, although their drinking behavior hadn’t yet changed, it was plain to see that Jerry and Sarah were at the very least dealing with their drinking problems, they were willing to find out more about their drinking behavior, and they were interested in finding out how they could significantly cut back on or eliminate the drinking-related problems that had started to escalate.

When Sarah and Jerry went to bed that evening, they arrived at a decision that the next afternoon, Jerry would call and schedule an appointment for both of them at the drug and alcohol treatment facility located downtown. After they promised one another that they would do whatever it takes to surmount the drinking problems that had become apparent in their lives, they truly had the most energizing night’s sleep they could remember in the last eight months.

Just before she fell asleep, Sarah turned to Jerry and stated how simple it is to lower one’s anxiety and actually experience some tranquility by dealing with one’s problems with conviction and coming to a decision to do something positive about them.

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Well most start with: someone who is there when you need them, someone who really cares, someone who will listen when no one else will, someone who is empathetic and understanding etc.

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Or does it feel manipulative and exploitative? Many such “friends” do in fact feel exploited. How do I know this? Well you hear it all around you.

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Second, to show consideration means being deeply interested in the other person. You ask sincere questions and then shut up to intently listen to their answers in order to know them intimately.

Basically, an individual who needs to “unload” their pain has chosen to relinquish responsibility for their life onto someone else hoping unconsciously that they will be cared for. Another way of saying this is that they have chosen to become a victim!

Only other victims would ever engage in such a co-dependent relationship with someone like this. That is because only a victim would allow themselves to be victimized regularly by someone else’s chaotic life.

Many who have adopted the victim role often appear to know no other way to be. They usually carry trauma that goes way back into their childhood. They identify themselves with the trauma and this limits their ability to achieve a more empowered life and healthier relationships.

Not surprisingly such victim-based friendships rarely last. This only re-traumatizes and allows the respective parties to use their new found victim hood to entice their next victim into a new “friendship.”

It is now possible to effectively and permanently release such trauma thereby giving one the opportunity for a real relationship. One that is based on love, mutual respect, personal self esteem, personal responsibility, integrity, and an enjoyment of each other.

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When I was a sophomore in high school, I registered for a substance abuse class. At that age, I did not understand that alcohol abuse in truth was a sub classification of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse and especially about alcohol side effects, I read a lot about Alcoholic Anonymous, their meetings, how their programs have twelve steps, and how successful the Alcoholics Anonymous recovery program has been for people all through the world. I also learned a lot about alcohol rehabilitation and the different alcohol rehab clinics that are normally available to people who engage in hazardous drinking.

Detrimental Results That are Linked to Alcohol Addiction and Alcohol Abuse

Some of the detrimental end results associated with alcoholism and alcohol abuse that I learned about in this class undeniably alarmed me. The ruined lives and frequent serious issues experienced by most alcohol addicted individuals made me feel like I never wanted to drink alcohol when I became old enough. Stated differently, I did not want to face the disaster and destruction that alcohol addicted individuals almost always go through.

Let this sink in for a moment. What fifteen-year-old individual wants to face premature death due to his or her drinking behavior? What teenager wants to become so out-of-control regarding his or her drinking that ingesting alcohol becomes the object of one’s life? What teenager wants to go to one of the local alcoholic rehabilitation centers to deal with alcohol-related difficulties before he or she becomes twenty-one?

What adolescent wants to experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms when he or she tries to stop drinking? Why would a person engage in drinking to such an extent that it would cause problems in every area of his or her life? Drinking later in life after an individual has a career, a family, and develops personal responsibilities makes sense. But why would a teenager want to sacrifice his or her education, employment, finances, and relationships for a life that centers on excessive drinking?

These issues were so significant that I discussed some of them in class during the school year. What was downright unbelievable to me was the number of students who basically didn’t care about the damaging results of excessive drinking that I talked about. It was almost as if they couldn’t be troubled with reality and how these results can demolish their lives. For the first time in my life I started to understand a saying that my grandfather used to say to me all through my younger years: you can lead a horse to water but you can’t force it to drink.

It’s Important, Beneficial, and Liberating to Remove Yourself From the Unhealthy and Debilitating Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

And even at my young age, I also began to understand how beneficial, enlivening, and important it is in life to keep yourself from the unhealthy and destructive results of alcohol and drug abuse. And realizing this also led to some communication problems, conflict, and commitment issues in the friendships and relationships I established in high school.

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Me and my friends have always been close. Ever since the year we graduated, we meet up every summer for a camping trip. We don’t even have to arrange it, we just know that the second weekend in August, we head up north to our favorite spot. I grab my dreadnought acoustic guitar, jump in the van with a couple of days of clothes, and hit the road.

Everyone has a different idea of what roughing it means. That’s okay with me, though, as one of our gang is a head chef at a highly rated restaurant. He comes up with coolers full of food and cooks the whole time. You’d be amazed at the magic he can make over a campfire. Everyone eats like absolute royalty. He’s up first thing in the morning with his hand mixers making pancakes from scratch!

Another one, Susan, always drives up in her small RV, which is impeccably done up with what she calls ‘home decor accents‘ so it’s like she’s still at home. She brings these huge batteries for powering the thing so she can have lighting and A/C and sit in comfort whenever she wants.

We’ll all eat, drink, and talk about the good old days before going on our 15 mile hike. It used to be 20 miles, but we’re getting older now and can’t handle it! I think it’s the high altitude that gets to me, but it’s probably my big belly.

It’s not an easy hike when you’re running on no sleep. Everyone has a case of insomnia with Dave around. His snoring keeps everyone up! I swear it was so bad the first year we were there we thought it was a bear trying to get our food!

Now our camping trips are more special since we lost of one of the gang. He was a great friend, but he sadly lost his life on a motorcycle in an accident on the highway. We miss him more than ever, but it feels like a good way to remember him as we sit around tell stories.

Our trip up every year might come to an end for some of us in the near future. As we get married and have kids, end up having more responsibility, it makes it harder to escape, even for one weekend. Until that day we’ll always cherish these weekends away.

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