Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
The fact is that many people have overcome an addiction to alcohol on their own without ever entering an alcohol treatment center or going to group meetings. I read recently that you’re three to six times as likely to be successful if you stop drinking alcohol on your own as you would be by going to a traditional treatment program…
Categories: Alcohol Rehab, Alcoholism and Marriage, Self Growth
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Tags: alcohol, alcohol treatment centers, alcohol-abuse, alcoholic, Alcoholism, drinking-problem, impaired driving, stop drinking, stop drinking alcohol
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
I have been deeply moved by the depth of despair and confusion you are expressing in your identifying your most important question about alcoholism. I feel your pain. I am also aware of the presence of great moral strength. Here are questions from two women whose struggle is almost universal among women who live with drug and alcohol abuse and addiction…
Categories: Alcoholism and Family
| Tags: addiction, alcohol-abuse, alcoholic, drinking-problem, drug and alcohol abuse, family, functioning alcoholic, Marriage, Neill Neill, relationships
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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
Pop psychology has worked its way into our culture. If a man makes a mistake, its OK to blame it on something he ate or an addiction he has. Has pop psychology made it so people no longer have to accept responsibility for their own actions? Is pop psychology making us a society of victims?
Categories: News
| Tags: addiction, alcohol, alcohol blackout, alcoholic, Alcoholism, cultural values, functioning alcoholic, moral evasion, moral values, pop psychology, psychology, victims
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
The following is an interview I participated in on IdeaMarketers.com for National Recovery Month.
September is National Recovery Month. A month dedicated to the message that recovery from alcohol or drug abuse is possible. There are many people who live with the secret that they have an alcoholic in their family. These same people struggle with questions on what they can do [...]
Categories: Addiction Recovery, Alcoholism and Marriage
| Tags: alcohol, alcohol dependence, alcohol dependent, alcoholic, Alcoholism, drug abuse, functioning alcoholic, national recovery month
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