Jerry and Sarah have been married for seven years. They wanted to experience some fun and excitement before they made up their minds to have a family and so they purposely created a super exciting social life.
The key problem, it needs to be underscored, is that just about everything they do with their family and friends includes drinking. As an illustration, all of the sporting events, happy hours, parties with friends, dinner engagements, and family get-togethers they spend time at somehow involve drinking.
Sarah and Jerry Start to Take Note of Some Obvious Alcohol Related Issues That are Directly Related to Their Hazardous Drinking
If they were infrequent drinkers, this wouldn’t be a major problem. Due to the fact they drink in a hazardous manner, nonetheless, they are starting to see some instantly noticeable alcohol-related difficulties in their lives.
For example, just six days ago Jerry received a second DWI and has been overlooking responsibilities at work because of alcohol-related health issues. In addition, Jerry’s last two performance appraisals at work have been less than acceptable and he has begun to fail to recall what he says or does the times that he drinks. As a final point, Jerry has been experiencing sleep-related problems and his family has begun to show concern about his drinking activities.
In a similar manner, Sarah has been feeling depressed about life and to come to grips with these feelings, she has been drinking more frequently than any time in the past six months. What is more, Sarah has been experiencing more than a few painful headaches and suffering from very bad hangovers because of her drinking. As a final point, Sarah has been feeling notably less energetic when she awakens in the morning, she has been getting to work late almost every Monday, and she has been receiving some relatively strong criticism from her relatives, family members, friends, and coworkers about her irresponsible drinking.
Watching the Television and Happening upon A TV Special About the Signs of Alcoholism
One Sunday evening while watching the television, Jerry and Sarah without any planning at all discovered an out-of-the-ordinary documentary about the signs of alcoholism.
This TV program was a real jolt to Jerry and Sarah because some of the alcoholism signs that were discussed gave them the impression that they were indisputably correlated with numerous alcohol-related drinking problems Jerry and Sarah had been suffering through.
An Honest Conversation About Drinking Activities Exposes Alcohol Related Health, Financial, Employment, Relationship, and Legal Problems
After watching the television program, Sarah and Jerry decided to have a frank conversation about their drinking situation. They both were in agreement that most, if not all, of their social functions were associated with drinking, that they were drinking excessively, and that as a married couple, they were beginning to make note of alcohol related relationship, health, employment, financial, and legal problems for the first time in their lives.
With thoughts of the television special still etched in her mind, Sarah asked Jerry if some of the alcohol dependency signs they have been displaying could mean that they are alcohol dependent or possibly becoming alcohol dependent. Jerry didn’t know the answer to Sarah’s inquiry and so he suggested that they make an appointment with one of the physicians at the local substance abuse treatment facility to find out more about the severity of their drinking problems.
Concentrating On Your Drinking Issues Might Lower Your Trepidation and Give You A Degree of Peacefulness
Strangely enough, although their drinking behavior hadn’t yet changed, it was clear that Sarah and Jerry were at the very least dealing with their drinking problems, they were eager to find out more about their drinking situation, and they were interested in discovering how they could significantly reduce or do away with the drinking-related difficulties that had started to worsen.
When Sarah and Jerry went to bed that evening, they decided that the next afternoon, Jerry would call and make an appointment for both of them at the drug and alcohol abuse rehab center located downtown just outside of the business district. After they made a promise to one another that they would do whatever it takes to defeat the drinking difficulties that had become apparent in their lives, they in point of fact had the most energizing night’s sleep they could recall in the last three months.
Just before he fell asleep, Jerry turned to Sarah and commented how effortless it is to lessen one’s anxiety and actually experience some peace of mind by addressing one’s problems straight on and choosing to do something positive about them.
