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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
Life is full of events that lead to personal distress. And stress can build upon stress which can lead to marriage problems. If one of you drinks to reduce stress, in time the drinking itself causes stress and becomes a major roadblock to solutions.
Quite naturally, you look around to see what’s causing your distress and the only person there is your spouse, so you instinctively blame him or her for upsetting you.
Categories: Alcoholism and Marriage, Marriage, News
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Tags: addiction, alcohol-abuse, blame, distress, love and respect, Marriage, marriage problems
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
People addicted to alcohol drink compulsively and often claim to have an addictive personality. It is a convenient myth.
Categories: Alcoholism Symptoms
| Tags: addictive personality, alcoholic, Alcoholism, compulsive behavior, functioning alcoholic, OCD
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
Jackie asked me how many drinks could her husband have in a day before she should worry. She says he drinks three or four beers in the evening on work nights and a lot more on weekends when he doesn’t have to go to work the next day. She thinks he may be a functioning alcoholic.
Categories: Alcoholism Symptoms
| Tags: addiction, alcoholic, Alcoholism, Alcoholism Test, drinking guidelines, functioning alcoholic, marriage breakdown, suicide
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
Find out if your Husband is a Functioning Alcoholic?
Alcoholism Test for the Alcoholic Marriage
Neill Neill, Ph.D., R.Psych., D-CEP
http://www.neillneill.com
"Denial is the major line of defense for
most problem drinkers."
Why do we need yet another test for alcoholism? The answer is simple: You will find that most such tests aren’t very practical because they are aimed at the [...]
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
The idea of the good marriage is built into our psyches. We want it; we seek it; we enjoy life more and live longer when we are in a good marriage. A good marriage is fulfilling for both parties on all levels… and it lasts through all the personal growth and change that each will go through in life. Think of marriage as a sacred container…
Categories: Marriage
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