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June 02, 2010
Category: Healing Arts
Stanley began drinking heavily when he was a senior in high school. From a positive way of looking at things, even though he drank hazardously and excessively when he was an adolescent and a young adult, when he got beyond the age of twenty-five he almost always drank in moderation. After he finished his education he eventually found employment at a local metal recycling plant where he worked his way up from stock person, to office assistant, to purchasing assistant, to purchasing manager. Unlike his other positions, as the purchasing agent he continually took potential vendors and existing vendors to lunch and to various sporting events. Though it was not an official part of his job description, meeting with potential vendors and existing vendors routinely involved situations in which alcohol was present. In truth, over the past fifteen months, Stanley had begun to substantially increase his work related and his social drinking. This has led to quite a dilemma. Namely, the more successful he became as a purchasing agent, the more heavily he began to drink. His Almost Constant Feelings of Depression Also Made Him Question if He Was Becoming an Alcohol Dependent Individual In point of fact, it didn’t take very long before Stanley’s hazardous and irresponsible drinking started to negatively affect his relationships, the money in his savings account, his health, his mental health, and his work efficiency. After many weeks of heavy drinking, Stanley, in point of fact, started to get nervous about his excessive and abusive drinking and wondered whether his alcohol related problems were alcoholism signs. Moreover, his increasing feelings of depression also made him question if he was becoming an alcohol addicted individual. In a word, Stanley obviously needed to learn more about the facts about alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction. Stanley Needs Alcohol Detox and Alcohol Rehab For His Alcohol Addiction and a Medical Evaluation Regarding His Depression So Stanley used his common sense, called his healthcare practitioner, and set up an appointment for a thorough physical exam. A week later after seeing his physician, Stanley unfortunately was told that he was an alcoholic. His doctor told Stanley that he needed to get alcohol detox and alcohol treatment for his alcoholism and that he also needed to get a medical evaluation regarding his depression. In a word, Stanley needed treatment for his alcoholism and depression. The Good News is That After His Treatment For Alcohol Addiction and For Depression, He Felt Like a New Individual His healthcare professional suggested to Stanley that he request a two-month leave of absence from work and get registered into a quality in-patient alcohol rehabilitation clinic where his depression could also be assessed and treated. This is exactly what Stanley did. Fortunately after his treatment for alcohol dependency and for depression, he felt like a new person. In truth, now that he was living an alcohol-free life he hardly ever got depressed and he now understood how to more successfully and productively manage his health, his relationships, his finances, and his job. To no one’s astonishment, the most difficult “test” Stanley met was at work. To be more specific, he still took potential vendors and his existing vendors to various sporting events and to lunch, but after his alcohol treatment he managed to refrain from drinking while entertaining his clients. Interestingly, Stanley also discovered that none of his existing vendors or potential vendors thought any less of him because of his alcohol-free lifestyle. Instead, he discovered that his potential vendors and existing vendors thought even more highly of him for staying true to his convictions. After Stanley went through alcohol treatment, however, he learned that he was a person who, for whatever reason, couldn’t drink in moderation. In truth he found out the hard way that if he said “no” to drinking, all of the other important parts of his life would be enhanced. Every so often, Stanley missed drinking, but the better work performance, relationships, health, and the better finances he experienced more than offset his love of drinking. Possibly Related Posts:
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