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Question by Amanda V: WHAT SHOULD I DO OR BUY FOR MY FIANCE WHO HAS 2 YEARS SOBER TODAY?

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Answer by 17~*~F0r3v3r
beer. celebrate it …

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Question by : Do you think “tough love” is a good method to assist people with alcoholism and other forms of addiction?
My aunt is an alcoholic, and it is really putting a lot of strain on my family. I went to see one of the social-workers at SANCA (the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence). she suggested my family and I go for a course on “tough-love” to rectify the situation. Whilst I acknowledge that our current approach (giving her money etc when she needs it), is not working, tough love seems cruel to me. I definitely do not want my aunt (who is currently unemployed) to land up on the street. I feel she would probably sink even deeper into her alcoholism as living on the streets is very traumatic. Moreover, the monetary decisions are not in my hands – they are decided by my father and uncle (who support her). I do not want to encourage my family to take an approach to my aunt’s addiction that would cause irreparable psychological damage.

What are your views on this matter?

Thanks to all who answer, I appreciate your input.

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Answer by Wendell
Tough Love is a strong approach. It requires you to draw a boundary and stick to it. If you are not willing to keep to the established boundaries you set up it will not help.

Alcoholics begin their road to recovery when they hit bottom. This can be different for each individual. I have known some who lost a job and that was enough. I know others who ended up homeless and in a run down motel decided it was enough.

I do not know what it will take for your Aunt to hit bottom. I suspect your father and uncle make it relatively easy for her to keep her patterns of use.

I want to connect you to an article about how to stop enabling.

http://www.freemyaddict.com/how-not-to-enable-what-works-and-what-doesnt

The damage resulting from the alcoholism may be worse than any psychological damage that may occur.

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Question by A P: I was sober 4 years and relapsed on New Years Eve. I feel horrible about it and I know why it happened.?
I removed alcohol from my body for 4 years, but did not remove the “lifestyle”. I am surrounded by people who drink. Some are normal drinkers, some drink alcoholically. I was a social drinker in the early stages of alcoholism. I only worked AA for the first 6 months. I remained sober for 4 years out of fear of alcohol and because I liked myself better sober. I relapsed because of stress and pressure to drink. I also am surrounded by people who constantly tell me I don’t have a problem. My husband is a normal drinker, but he still likes to drink, and thinks that I just need to stay away from certain people so that I can drink normally (which is a total joke). His family drinks and my family drinks. All my friends drink, except one but I don’t get to see him but rarely. So, bottom line…I never want to relapse again…I am working AA again and know I need a complete lifestyle change. Any additional advice?

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Answer by bluesun
try again. we all fail. we are human. next time wil be great ok?

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Question by ny-gmen2007: i want to have a drink once in a while but i feel like AA has brainwashed me , 2 years sober?
i have 2 years sober and my lifes pretty good and i dont need it or fiene it at all i just could use an outlet , once in a while to relieve stress i wasnt addicticed to alchol before would only drink once in a while but i was addicted to heroin and oxycontin . i strongly beleive that i can just drink once in a while and not go back to my old habits and drug use . all suggestions are really appreciated . thank you in advance……
and i feel like i might not have been an addict all along i was just young and insecure but now im growing up and realize how bad drugs are for my health and that with my life in place i can indeed controll and drink only once in a while which AA says would never work it calls it the dream,and obbsession of every alcholic that some day they can and will controll their drinking

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Answer by Ranger4402
I would not ask people in AA for advice on drinking. The most ardent AA members believe if you get strinking drunk just one time then you are an alcoholic. For many of them they fear alcohol so much they have to take that stance so they don’t slip up.

You may not be addicted to alcohol but you might have a predisposition to it because of your addiction to other drugs. This could be a body chemistry issue or the so called addictive personality paradigm.

If I were you then I would find some other way to relive stress. It’s too risky for you in my opinion.

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I have been working as a clinical hypnotherapist who specialises in a Jungian Psychology called Voice Dialogue for over 14 years. I was once very overweight and was permanelty on a diet or overeating. I now specialise in overeating and overdrinking and run highly successful programmes on my books called The Weight Less Mind, The Drink Less Mind and The 4 Secrets to Amazing Sex, which I co-wrote with my mother.
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MaximsNewsNetwork: 05 July 2010 – UNTV: Kiribati, Pacific Islands – In Kiribati, one of the least developed Pacific island nations, alcohol abuse is pushing people to practice corporal punishment on young children; UNICEF and the government of Kiribati are working together to establish routine birth registration immediately after a child is born. It is customary in Kiribati for women to take in children in need and when children are subjected to violence, they are now encouraged to speak up. SOUNDBITE (Ikiribati) Sana, adoptive parent: “When I took the girl her cheeks were bruised, and she was bleeding from the corner of her eye. Her mouth was cut up, and her back, legs and neck were severely scratched.” SOUNDBITE (Ikiribati) Bara, adoptive parent: “This is the place where I saw Bas getting beaten up by the couple that was known as her adoptive parents. The adoptive dad said, “It’s better to kill that baby, rather than hurting her so bad. I told the adoptive mom that I will take care of the baby and bring her to my house.” SOUNDBITE (Ikiribati) Sana, adoptive parent: “The child had really bad bruises and scratches and her head was dislocated.” “My husband and I promised the police to take good care of her no hitting or spanking.” “The first time she came to my family her thinking was different from other normal kids. She was scared of people, and she liked to stay alone without others touching her.” SOUNDBITE (English) Baram, social worker, Ministry of Social Affairs …
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1949 — This educational short shows how alcohol is produced and it’s effect on the human body.
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Question by Just_gone: If you are going to drink on New Years, will a sober person drive?

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Answer by shiva
Are taxi drivers sober on New Year’s eve ?

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Question by Johnny B. Goode: Can you get on state disability for having depression, alcoholism and panic attacks? I have all 3. I can?
barely drive because of extreme panic attacks that started in 2000 when I was in a bad car accident, a drunk driver hit and ran me. I have been marginally employed the past 10 years, and haven’t worked in 3 years.

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Answer by Ginny Jin
You might get something but be prepared for a rigorous assessment.

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Question by Johnny G: How can you be yourself when most of your teenage years, you were on drugs? So being sober feels so weird.?

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Answer by JJ
You have to learn how to except yourself for who you are ..and know that the way you were on drugs is not who you are know.

Embrace sobriety and learn to move forward.

P.S. Congrats on being sober! That’s a big accomplishment.

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