A Young Woman Beats Her Depression, Gets Alcohol Therapy For Her Irresponsible Drinking, And Increases Her Self Worth

Emily was a thirty-eight-year-old travel agent who was fed up with feeling depressed on a daily basis and sick of her hazardous drinking behavior. Stated simply, she was angry with herself for spending her hard-earned money on a worthless habit, she was tired of going through broken relationship after broken relationship due to her irresponsible drinking, she was sick of feeling tired every morning, she hated the hangovers she went through on a regular basis, and she missed her old drive for doing various things she enjoyed.

In addition to the observable alcohol-related health problems she was going through, almost certainly the most troublesome part of her drinking behavior was the untrustworthy and fraudulent individual she had turned into. In her heart of hearts she realized that she had been less than honest about her drinking behavior to her relatives, family, and friends and she also knew she had been deceitful with herself about the "beneficial" outcomes of drinking. Not only this but she rationalized gulping four or five drinks before going to social events and she also justified needing several drinks the first thing in the morning so that she could cope with the "anxiety" at her place of employment. Stated simply, Emily got to a pivotal time in her life when she understood that she hit a low point in life and was now ready to begin the slow and gradual path that leads to recovery.

One of the ways that Emily implemented her "plan" was by asking for a transfer at work. When her request was granted, she moved 1,000 miles away to a different location. If nothing else, this certainly made making new friends and pals and dissociating herself from her old friends and buddies much easier. Then she phoned a doctor in her new city and made an appointment for a comprehensive psychological and physical examination.

After meeting with the doctor and taking numerous laboratory tests, it became apparent that Emily had made the transition from alcohol abuse to dependency on alcohol and, as a result, was in need of alcohol detox and alcohol rehabilitation. At this time, the healthcare professional made it a point to go over the various alcoholic symptoms and the familiar symptoms of alcoholism. In addition to spending a lot of time focusing on Emily's alcoholism symptoms, the healthcare practitioner also told Emily that it was decided that she was clinically depressed and in need of therapy for this medical situation.

Due to her enthusiasm for following through with the rehabilitation regimen, after four weeks of inpatient treatment, Emily was ready to begin counseling on an outpatient basis. At this time in her life, she started working at her new job and over the weeks began building up her body by taking vitamins and minerals, working out, eating nutritious foods, drinking distilled water, and living an alcohol-free lifestyle.

After about thirteen weeks of outpatient rehabilitation during which time she never went through a relapse, Emily quit going to alcohol counseling and instead began going three times every week to local AA meetings. Going to these meetings helped Emily maintain her alcohol-free style of life, they gave her the support she wanted, and they served as a frequent reminder of the negative results that are associated with abusive and hazardous drinking. Compared with her life less than a year ago, life was now worthwhile and full of possibilities that she could have never hoped for or achieved while while she was engaged in abusive and hazardous drinking behavior.

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