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While I only mention alcoholics in the title, the theory applies to addicts as well — as I believe they are one and the same anyhow. I began this as a response to an author who had said that addiction began as pure escapism from life. I ended up writing out my main message to those who suffer from addiction, and think perhaps some professionals may … Read More . . . → Read More: Alcoholics Drink for a Reason That Likely Can Be Controlled When I look at the adopted kids I know or knew and look at the number of them that have died or had severe problems it is so out of balance with non-adopted people I know there has got to be another explanation. Well, if you were adopted and are having problems, maybe the following paper contains some answers. If you were adopted, this is meant to soothe your questions, not stir up more of … Read More . . . → Read More: The Surprising Correllation Between Adoption and Mood Disorders/Addiction You were probably discussing the subject at some point in the past when someone remarked “oh, he’s an addict” or “she’s an alcoholic” in an accusatory tone. If they had been talking about almost any other medical problem and said “he’s diabetic” or “she’s got cancer”, however, their tone would probably have been different — likely more sympathetic. This is because addiction is generally not viewed as a disease, unfortunately, but is perceived by many … Read More . . . → Read More: Addiction: it goes to the very root of the brain. This is absolutely one of the best articles I have read about a young woman’s thought process about possibly being an alcoholic because she is not a daily drinker. She is a binge drinker, not bottoming out yet, and completely confused about how awful rehab might be, and asking “should I go to rehab?” Especially enlightening are the comments people have made … Read More . . . → Read More: SHOULD I GO TO REHAB? At 27, a Binge Drinker Asks About the Prospect of Rehab
I have been preaching for years now that I believe most people who are alcoholics began drinking (or drugging) to help kill the pain of a mood disorder. For whatever reason until today I had not known that there was empirical scientific data backing this notion up. Nobody really knows if you can be an alcoholic first, and then that triggers a long-term depressive episode, or visa versa. If you have an alcohol or drug … Read More . . . → Read More: Gene Linked to Both Alcoholism and Depression
I realized the other day that depression and anxiety were not exactly subjects that I could make “fun” in terms of my blog. In fact, being in a really good mood, I didn’t even want to sit down and write about depression, because it can be so “heavy”. Well that’s a bunch of crap. When my depression started to affect me to the point where I began drinking alot, it wasn’t long … Read More . . . → Read More: Depression – Lighten the Fuck Up I would like to make this post an extremely short one (for once) and encourage you to simply comment on the questions. I will then blog on the answers and reveal and comment on what people tend to think. Pick a question or 2 or 3 and comment.
. . . → Read More: What do you think of alcoholics? Are they bad people, weak, unfortunate? What follows is a letter to a lady friend who described her boyfriend’s habit of drinking quite a bit 4 times a week or so. Also she thought his mood was generally low, but overall she had adjusted to the situation and was not overly concerned, and had a good relationship. Dear Lola:
I can appreciate your dilemma — and unfortunately my dear, it is a dilemma. So you might not like exactly what I … Read More
. . . → Read More: Is My Boyfriend an Alcoholic? Just as a “normal person” — if there is such a person — might have come home after work that day and said “Honey, I just had a rough day”, or told a buddy that Friday “Man, I had a rough week”, there was a day I was saying to whomever I could find who would listen, albeit tongue in cheek, “Man, I’ve had a rough eight years”. But I meant it. Still hospitalized, I … Read More . . . → Read More: The unseen link between depression, anxiety and addiction. …if they bought into the notion below. I am developing sites to help people find good halfway houses and sober livings if they are coming out of treatment. On the home page I found myself writing the following paragraph, which sums up what I am about. For people who can’t toil through my longer stories in this blog — here it is in a nutshell, off the site The Halfway House Guide. I am a … Read More . . . → Read More: Dual Diagnosis — Most alcoholics and addicts could come close to “finding a cure” |
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