Shelly was known at work as a very conservative individual who had an outstanding work record. She never went to any of the happy hours following work and it was recognized throughout the office that she was a deeply religious individual who frequently talked about the pitfalls of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency in our [...]
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A Manager Helps an Employee Address His Depression and His Abusive and Excessive Drinking After a Ruined Relationship
Russ got suspended from high school when he was sixteen years old and eventually got a job at a local Home Depot. For the past four-and-a-half years he has gained a reputation as a diligent and hard-working person who only once in a blue moon calls off work because of sickness.
About three months ago he [...]
A Young Male Hits Rock Bottom, Beats His Depression, Gets Alcohol Rehabilitation for His Irresponsible and Heavy Drinking, and Enhances His Self Image
Samuel was a forty-two-year-old bookkeeper who was fed up with feeling depressed everyday of his life and sick of his unhealthy and abusive drinking behavior. Stated simply, he missed his old enthusiasm for doing various things he enjoyed, he was tired of going through broken relationship after broken relationship due to his constant drinking, he [...]
A Young Man Needs Therapy For His Extreme Depression, Relationship Difficulties, and For His Drug and Alcohol Dependency
About nine months ago I had lunch with a thirty-year-old man named Alexander who suffers from acute depression, has relationship issues, and who is drug and alcohol dependent. As articulated by Alexander, it is his alcohol and drug addiction and his acute depression that had the most to do with his constant relationship difficulties.
I recall [...]
A Young Female Requires Treatment for Her Mental Illness and For Her Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Roughly a month ago I met a twenty-seven-year-old woman named Rachael who is bipolar and who is also dependent on alcohol and drugs. I have read that under such circumstances, an individual needs to get treatment for both medical problems and that mental health problems and chemical dependency frequently take place in the same individual. [...]