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A Young Lady Works Through Her Depression, Gets Alcohol Therapy For Her Hazardous Drinking, And Increases Her Self Worth




Emily was a thirty-two-year-old bookkeeper who was tired of feeling depressed everyday of her life and fed up with her hazardous drinking behavior. Stated simply, she hated the hangovers she experienced on a regular basis, she was tired of going through broken relationship after broken relationship due to her careless drinking, she was irate with herself for spending her hard-earned money on a worthless habit, she missed her old motivation for doing the things she enjoyed, and she was sick of feeling lethargic every morning.

Besides the identifiable alcohol-related health predicaments she now experienced, probably the worst part of her drinking routine was the untrustworthy and conniving person she had turned into. In her heart of hearts she knew that she had been dishonest about her drinking activities with friends, family, and relatives and she also knew she had been untruthful with herself about the "healthy" consequences of drinking. Not only this but she justified guzzling four or five alcoholic beverages before going to social events and she also made excuses for needing two or three the first thing in the morning so that she could deal with the "stress" at work. In brief, Emily got to a special time in her life when she saw that she hit the bottom of the barrel in her life and was now prepared to start the slow and gradual road to health.

One of the fundamental ways that Emily implemented her "plan" was by asking for a transfer at her place of employment. When her request was approved by top management, she moved 700 miles away to a different location. If nothing else, this absolutely made making new pals and dissociating herself from her old friends simpler. Then she went to see a doctor in her new location and made an appointment for a comprehensive physical and psychological exam.

After meeting with the doctor and going through a number of lab tests, it became painfully apparent that Emily had made the regrettable transition from alcohol abuse to dependency on alcohol and consequently, needed alcohol treatment and alcohol detox. At this time, her healthcare practitioner made it a point to review the various alcoholic symptoms and the usual symptoms of alcoholism. In addition to taking a lot of time focusing on Emily's alcoholism symptoms, the physician also told Emily that it was decided that she was clinically depressed and in need of treatment for this medical issue.

Due to her enthusiasm for following through with the rehab program, after eleven weeks of inpatient rehab, Emily was ready to initiate treatment on an outpatient basis. At this time, she began working at her new job and over the weeks began revitalizing her body by living an alcohol-free lifestyle, drinking spring water, eating nutritious foods, exercising, and taking vitamins.

After about ten weeks of outpatient rehab during which time she never experienced a relapse, Emily quit going to alcohol counseling and instead started going five times every week to local AA meetings. Attending these meetings helped Emily maintain her alcohol-free style of life, they gave her the support she sought after, and they served as a persistent reminder of the negative outcomes that are linked to abusive and excessive drinking. Compared with her life just a few short months ago, life was now worthwhile and full of potential that she could have never hoped for or accomplished while while she was troubled with unhealthy and abusive drinking behavior.