Stroke of Panic

Roughly two months ago I heard about a twenty-one-year-old woman named Rachael who is manic depressive and who is also dependent on drugs and alcohol. I remember reading that under such circumstances, an individual needs to get counseling for both medical conditions and that mental health issues and chemical dependency commonly take place in the same individual. Furthermore, I remember hearing that a history of abusive and careless drinking, drug abuse, and/or mental health concerns often happen in the same family.

Apparently, Rachael is so overcome by both of her medical issues that she in actual fact has little or no motivation to achieve much of anything. What is particularly unfortunate about this is that earlier in her life, Rachael finished one year of college. Rachael’s condition makes me question if she is an example of a person who has to hit life’s bottom before he or she gets alcohol and drug addiction rehabilitation that leads to long lasting sobriety.

The Need For a Physician She Trusts and a Treatment Protocol She Can Believe In

If I were in contact with Rachael I could advise her about several websites that could possibly help her locate information about addiction and alcoholic behavior, pertinent chemical dependency information, facts about alcoholism and drugs, and info about addiction symptoms and alcoholism warning signs. In my honest opinion, nevertheless, Rachael needs to locate a physician she trusts and a rehabilitation program she can believe in and follow over the long term. I could be mistaken but it seems to me that Rachael probably needs to comprehend the fact that she cannot drink responsibly or abuse drugs if she wants to get sober, remain sober, and start on the route to lasting sobriety.

I am mindful that there are some newly produced physician-prescribed medications that can help Rachael through the drug and alcohol detox process, through her withdrawal symptoms, and help her avoid a drug or an alcohol relapse. Obviously it would be in Rachael's best interests if she knew about these drugs.

I would think that Rachael needs to admit the fact that there is entirely nothing productive about hazardous and excessive drinking and substance abuse and that engaging in one or both situations is the route to poor work and school performance, a premature death, financial difficulties, deteriorating health, shattered relationships, and legal problems.

The Significance of Recovery Groups Such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous

There are reasonably a lot of persons such as friends, other people, and family members who would want to help Rachael but she more likely than not would experience greater understanding from a support group such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous instead of listening to individuals who drink responsibly or who have never abused drugs.

When People Do Things They Like and About Which They Are Dedicated

There’s a psychological attitude that asserts that individuals who accomplish things they like and something about which they are dedicated reach a wonderful place in life. That is, when people do what they enjoy, they rarely if ever experience an uneventful life or boredom. If they involve themselves in something that is enjoyable, moreover, they become more fulfilled and experience more contentment and delight in life.

To me, this sounds like the exact opposite of a life that is centered in substance abuse because such a lifestyle removes the happiness and delight that life has to offer.

Because Rachael doesn’t have the ambition to accomplish much of anything in her life, it is obvious that she definitely needs some hope for a better existence. And the unfortunate thing is that hope is all around Rachael if she could only get to the point in life to get the counseling she requires for her mental illness and alcohol addiction and drug dependence and adhere to her treatment routine.

Positive Change, Self Respect, and a Meaningful Life Are Possibilities

Rachael is clearly too young to be overwhelmed in life. She doesn't understand this at the moment but if she can learn how to remove herself from drugs and alcohol via drug and alcohol rehabilitation and get the counseling she requires for her manic depression condition, she can reorient her life and start living with direction, self-respect, and passion.

A meaningful life, self respect, and positive change are certainly a reality for Rachael if only she could get inspired to get the medical treatment she requires, follow through with her treatment protocol, live her life in a healthy and sober manner, and cultivate a more positive attitude about life.

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