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Teresa was a forty-seven-year-old accounts payable manager who knew that she had a problem with her drinking. For example, within the past two months she has felt the need to have one or two drinks before going to work, two months ago she failed to pass a random breathalyzer test where she works, seven weeks ago she got arrested by the police for “driving under the influence”, and finally, for going on two months she has begun to forget what she does and says when she drinks with her pals.

Similar to other drinkers, Teresa’s alcohol involvement started out little by little and continued at this level of involvement for quite some time because from time to time she engaged in sporadic social drinking. As a matter of fact, for approximately seven months, every time she went out with her coworkers to drink, she made sure to drink in a responsible manner. Something about her drinking behavior, however, seemed to completely change when she divorced her husband.

In Order To Get Beyond the Breakup of Her Husband In a More Trouble-Free Manner, Teresa Made Up Her Mind To Begin Going Out More Frequently With Some of Her Pals Who Love to Have Fun and Drink

Teresa got very gloomy about the breakup with her husband, and as a way to stop fixating on her disheartening feelings she came to the conclusion that she would begin palling around more regularly with some of her buddies who love to have fun drinking.

Quite frankly, Teresa believed that having fun just about every day by getting an alcohol “buzz” with her buddies would help her rise above the breakup of her husband with less distress.

Anger, Stress, and Time Management Difficulties

Teresa also thought that getting a “buzz” by drinking with her pals would help her stay away from her anger, time, and stress management problems.

Teresa’s Drinking Escalates Significantly the More Habitually She Goes to Family Get-Togethers, Happy Hours, Sporting Events, Dinner Dates, and Private Parties With Her Buddies

It didn’t take very long, nonetheless, before her drinking increased substantially the more routinely she went to and drank at happy hours, sporting events, dinner dates, private parties, and family get-togethers with her friends. Furthermore, the fact that her drinking pals were all considerably younger than she was and therefore able to drink and party more carelessly was one of the reasons why she didn’t concentrate more on her increased drinking. To put it briefly, she was partying just like everybody else in her group of pals without spending a lot of time thinking about the negative results of her irresponsible and hazardous drinking.

Yet somewhere in the recesses of her brain she knew that she most probably required alcohol treatment but kept away from the thought as much as humanly possible.

Teresa Gets a Physical Exam, Discloses the Facts About Her Hazardous and Excessive Drinking to Her Healthcare Professional, and ”Comes Clean” About Her Sadness

One late afternoon during her twelve month physical, her healthcare professional asked her if she drank alcohol. Not wanting to lie to her healthcare professional, Teresa owned up to the fact that she frequently drinks more than she should. In actual fact, she stated that she commonly drinks in an abusive and irresponsible manner. Then Teresa informed her physician about her dejection. More explicitly, she stated that ruined relationships more often than not generated a dismal cycle of events characterized by increased drinking which further led to more negative feelings that, in turn, resulted in even more drinking. And this is specifically what happened when she and her husband got divorced five years ago.

When her doctor heard this, he told Teresa that according to various alcoholism facts and statistics on alcoholism he was reviewing, alcoholism and depression routinely take place in the same individual. He then told Teresa that some of the alcohol statistics, facts, and research investigations he has been studying also highlight the fact that people who drink in a hazardous and irresponsible manner and who also experience depression need to obtain treatment for both medical circumstances.

Teresa’s Healthcare Professional Schedules an Appointment for a Psychological Evaluation and For an Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Addiction Evaluation

Teresa’s doctor then articulated the following: “I am not trying to make a snap diagnosis, but with your medical circumstances we may be dealing with two separate concerns. As a consequence, I think we probably should schedule an appointment for you to get an alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse evaluation from my partner, Dr. Stern, who is an alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse specialist. Whether your drinking situation is more linked to alcoholism or alcohol abuse is unclear, but I feel that further evaluation is justifiable. Then I think we ought to schedule an appointment for you to get a psychological evaluation from another one of my partners, Dr. Patterson, who is a psychologist. I want to get some more information about your depression and see how much your depression and drinking are interrelated.” Teresa showed her satisfaction with her healthcare professional’s treatment plan and thanked him for his assistance and concern.

Teresa Faces Her Time, Stress, and Anger Management Problems

In truth, Teresa now experienced a sense of personal self esteem and happiness because she finally became inspired to do something constructive about her abusive drinking and her depression. What is more, Teresa also knew that after alcohol counseling she would be more able to address her stress, time, and anger management problems and enhance her goal setting skills.  Now all she had to do was to try to decrease her drinking and get ready for her appointments.