Alcohol Recovery

Problems facing the transition from discharge from outpatient and residential treatment to home life or another program are prolific. This article reviews the most pronounced problems patients and their caregivers encounter along the precarious path of recovery in the natural environment.

Are you beaten down and ready to stop drinking alcohol on your own? I can show you how to quit drinking and how to stay sober. I overcame an alcohol addiction in 1998 and have never relapsed. Staying sober is easy if you apply the proven methods I teach in this book.

The Life-Changing Magic of Quitting Alcohol is the go-to practical guide that inspires you to do the same. It gives you practical advice and guides you through how to do it, navigate social situations, take on the daunting 100-day alcohol-free challenge and sets you on a life-altering journey. Funny, full of warmth and brilliantly down to earth, this is the book you need to take that step and make that change. Sharon is the best friend you never knew you needed, and she shows you that this is the only book you need to banish the booze once and for all.

Craig Beck es un hombre de familia muy respetado, con dos hijos, un hogar encantador y una exitosa carrera en los medios de comunicación. Es director de varias empresas y en algún momento fue fiduciario de una gran organización benéfica infantil. Craig era un hombre profesional exitoso y funcional a pesar de su hábito de beber "dos botellas de vino por noche". Durante 20 años, luchó contra el consumo problemático de alcohol, negándose todo el tiempo a etiquetarse como alcohólico porque no creía que encajara en la imagen estereotipada que la palabra transmitía.

This audiobook for teenagers and children is about understanding parents and unhealthy lifestyles during and after a parent’s drug or alcohol dependency and abuse. Children of alcoholic or addicted parents often have difficulty understanding what is happening to their parent. The story goes through the life of Alex whose father suffers from the disease of addiction and dependency on drugs or alcohol. It explores how Alex thinks, feels, and acts to his father’s dependency and how family separation may occur at times.

Are you drinking more than you’d like to? Do you wake up with the 4 am horrors, swearing that tonight things will be different, only to give in again? Does “Am I an alcoholic?” feature regularly in your search history? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. This was me too, just a year ago. I was so sick of drinking and desperate to be free. Could taking a year off the booze really make my life better? Would a holistic approach of treating my mind, body, and spirit give me the peace I craved?

Millie Mackintosh took the decision to go alcohol free after observing the impact drinking alcohol was having on her health and wellbeing. Now, more than two years into her sober curious journey, Millie shares her full experience with honesty and warmth, from the events that led to her decision to stop drinking, through to the positive effects of the alcohol-free lifestyle she enjoys today. Writing with NHS GP Dr Ellie Cannon, Bad Drunk combines practical, scientific advice with Millie's personal experience.

William didn't know something was missing until it happened. He'd been in recovery for alcohol and drugs for years. He was a recovery activist and a spokesperson for the gold standard of treatment and recovery organizations. He was a model leader and follower of Twelve Step programs. But, still, he slipped. Privately, he was addicted to painkillers while publicly saying he was in recovery from alcohol and drug use. How did it go so wrong? With brutal honesty and introspection, William shares what happened after sobriety—after he'd published his memoir.

The Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, is thought of as a mysterious, almost mythical place for the cure of the rich and famous, among them Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minelli, Tony Curtis, and Robert Mitchum.

There are numerous explanations for why an individual may become addicted to gambling. No one reason makes people get into this awful habit, but it becomes a severe problem in their lives once they do. The increase of online gambling is on the rise, and the seduction of advertising to rope people in, again and again, even when they wish to leave is vulgar and obscene, to say the least.

For many in recovery, traditional views of a Higher Power do not resonate. This dissonance left author Buddy C. feeling hopeless. As a result, Buddy entered a cycle of recovery and relapse for over six years. If you are reading this, you, or someone you love, is probably dealing with a life-controlling addiction, even though they have tried to break free. Buddy wrestled with the same dilemma. Buddy tried the 12-step recovery process but found surrendering to a “power greater than ourselves” undefinable and even unattainable.

Holly Whitaker's first book is a seamless blend of personal narrative, science, spirituality, and self-help aimed at creating a new dialogue around alcohol in America, getting rid of the term "alcoholic" for good, and helping anyone who wants to, create a better, sober, more fulfilled life for themselves. Quit Like a Woman is more than just a self-help book on sobriety. It is a call to action for all of America - and the world - to realize how poisonous alcohol is, and just how much it is truly affecting our lives.

Miriam tried for most of her life to hide her mental illness. She hoped that if she pretended it didn't exist, nobody else would notice it either. That didn't happen. Unexplainable rage attacks, persistent intrusive thoughts and a recurring overwhelming despair are difficult to hide. Working as an x-ray technologist through Covid-19 contributed to her declining mental health. In a desperate attempt to numb the pain and cheer herself up she reached for what society endorses as the ultimate relaxant: wine.

Ein bewegendes Hörbuch über die Sucht nach Pornografie: Lucas ist elf Jahre alt, als er das erste Mal online einen Porno guckt. Mit 14 schaut er die Filme bis spät in die Nacht. Er vernachlässigt seine Hobbys, seine Noten rauschen in den Keller. Lucas braucht immer mehr für den Kick. Als ein Virus sowohl sein Handy als auch seinen Laptop lahmlegt, kommt die Sucht jedoch ans Licht. Und zum ersten Mal muss sich Lucas mit seiner Sexualität und seinen Gefühlen auseinandersetzen.

Are you and your partner curious about sobriety or better managing your drinking? In Sober Love, Dr. Joseph Nowinski offers practical advice and proven strategies to help couples end their relationship with alcohol—and redefine their relationship with each other. Alcohol misuse can become an insidious problem for many couples. As a psychologist with extensive experience in designing effective treatment programs, Dr. Nowinski describes how and why people—and couples—develop alcohol problems

Beschreibung: Alkoholsucht ist eine weitverbreitete und komplexe Krankheit, die das Leben der Betroffenen und ihrer Angehörigen tiefgreifend beeinflusst. Dieses umfassende Handbuch bietet eine detaillierte Untersuchung der Ursachen, Formen und Auswirkungen der Alkoholsucht und zeigt praxisnahe Wege zur Genesung und zur Rückkehr in ein erfülltes, alkoholfreies Leben auf.

My name is Craig Beck and I am the Internet's foremost expert in helping people quit drinking alcohol. I have already helped thousands of people just like you get back in control of their drinking or stop completely. I understand how it feels to be worried about your drinking because for nearly 20 years I struggled with my own addiction. I tried everything to stop drinking alcohol from creating silly rules about what I was "allowed" to drink and going through torturous "dry months" to taking dangerous prescription-only medication!Absolutely nothing I tried worked until I dramatically changed my thinking.

What is life like without alcohol? And could you cope? If you feel the need to sort out your issue with alcohol but you are scared or reluctant to quit because you can't imagine life without a drink, then this audiobook is for you. Here's an awakening and thought-provoking book aimed at people contemplating cutting down or even giving up their drinking forever, and a book that might just change your life!

I was a desperate love addict searching for love in all the wrong places. I was only attracted to unavailable men. I was miserable and switching from one addiction to the next. It finally came to a head when, as a marriage and family therapist trainee, I became romantically involved with a client. He told on me, and as a result, I was expelled from my master’s program. I hit rock bottom. I turned to God and worked the 12 steps of recovery.

I am Carrie Carlisle, and if you have two hours to listen to this book, you're about to go on a journey with me that will finally free you from binge drinking and hangovers, permanently.