A Woman Exhibits Symptoms Of Alcohol Addiction And Depression, Gets Motivated And Inspired About Scheduling An Appointment To See Her Healthcare Professional About Her Excessive And Hazardous Drinking, And To Help Her Better Cope With The Conflict And The Sexuality Difficulties When She Was Married

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 at 2:55 pm

Teresa was a forty-four-year-old executive secretary who realized that she had some drinking issues. For example, within the past six months she has experienced the need to have two or three drinks before going to work, six weeks ago she tested positive for a urine alcohol test where she works, four weeks ago she got pulled over by the state highway patrol for “driving under the influence,” and finally, for about four months she has started to fail to remember what she says and does when she drinks with her pals.

Like huge numbers of other drinkers, Teresa’s alcohol involvement began at a “snail’s pace” and remained at this tempo for quite a long period of time due to the fact once in a “blue moon” she engaged in intermittent social drinking. In point of fact, for about eight months, every time she went out with her friends to drink, she made sure to drink in a responsible manner. Something about her drinking circumstances, nonetheless, seemed to completely change when her husband divorced her.

In Order To Overcome the Breakup of Her Husband In a More Uncomplicated Manner, Teresa Determined That She Will Start Associating More Regularly With Some of Her Friends Who Love to Party

Teresa got dreadfully dejected about the loss of her husband, and as a way to refrain from her preoccupation with her negative emotions she arrived at a decision that she would begin palling around more frequently with some of her friends who love to have fun and drink.

Quite forthrightly, Teresa truly believed that having fun just about every day by drinking with her buddies would help her get over the loss of her husband more painlessly.

Stress, Time, and Anger Management Difficulties

Teresa also thought that getting an alcohol “buzz” with her pals would help her steer clear of her stress, anger, and time management difficulties.

Teresa’s Drinking Increases Considerably the More Habitually She Goes to Family Get-Togethers, Dinner Dates, Sporting Events, Happy Hours, and Private Parties With Her Buddies

It didn’t take very long, nevertheless, before her drinking increased significantly the more routinely she went to and drank at happy hours, dinner dates, family get-togethers, sporting events, and private parties with her buddies. What is more, the fact that her drinking friends were all quite a few years younger than she was and therefore able to drink and party more recklessly was one of the reasons that she didn’t concentrate more on her increased drinking. In short, she was drinking and having fun just like everybody else in her group of buddies without paying much attention to the effects of her drinking behavior.

Yet somewhere in the recesses of her brain she realized that she more likely than not required alcohol counseling but steered clear of the thought as much as she could.

Teresa Gets a Physical Exam, Discloses the Truth About Her Hazardous and Irresponsible Drinking to Her Healthcare Professional, and Owns Up to the Truth About Her General State of Gloom

One morning during her annual physical exam, her healthcare professional asked her if she drank alcohol. Not wanting to tell “stories” to her doctor, Teresa owned up to the truth that she commonly drinks more than she should. In fact, she stated that she routinely drinks in an irresponsible and abusive manner. Then Teresa told her doctor about her depression. More precisely, she mentioned that shattered relationships many times sparked a discouraging cycle of events typified by increased drinking which further led to more disheartening feelings that, in turn, led to more drinking. And this is exactly what took place when she and her husband got divorced four months ago.

When her doctor heard this, he informed Teresa that according to various alcoholism facts and statistics on alcoholism he was exploring, alcoholism and depression routinely come about in the same person. He then told her that some of the alcohol statistics, facts, and research investigations he has been looking into also emphasize the fact that people who drink irresponsibly and who also experience depression need to get treatment for both medical conditions.

Teresa’s Doctor Schedules an Appointment for a Psychological Evaluation and For an Alcohol Addiction and Alcohol Abuse Assessment

Teresa’s doctor then articulated the following: “I am not trying to make an unprofessional diagnosis, but with your medical condition we may be dealing with two separate matters. Consequently, I think we ought to schedule an appointment for you to get an alcohol abuse and alcoholism assessment from my partner, Dr. Galloway, who is a drug and alcohol abuse specialist. Whether your drinking circumstance is more correlated with alcohol abuse or alcohol dependency is not clear, but I believe that further evaluation is reasonable. Then I feel we ought to make an appointment for you to get a psychological assessment from another one of my partners, Dr. Rossi, who is a clinical psychologist. I want to get a better understanding about your depression and see how much your drinking and depression are interrelated.” Teresa showed her agreement with her healthcare practitioner’s strategy and thanked him for his help.

Teresa Manages the Conflict and the Sexuality Problems When She Was Married

In all honesty, Teresa now felt a sense of personal self esteem and happiness because she finally became inspired to do something constructive about her drinking problems and her depression. Not only this, but Teresa also realized that after alcohol rehabilitation she would be better able to face the conflict and the sexuality difficulties when she was married. Now all she had to do was to try to cut back on her drinking and get ready for her appointments.