Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by JustMe: What do you know about Alcoholics Anonymous? Can it cure alcoholism? How does it compare to therapy?

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Answer by dawg
Supposedly, alcoholism is not curable. They call it a Disease but it is actually a condition. AA is a form of therapy. The biggest difference between a drunk and an alcoholic is that a drunk does not have to go to all those meetings.

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are there programs that are one on one, i dont like the idea of groups, creeps me out.

Does anyone have any experience with this newer treatment. It is based on replenishing lacking brain chemicals which are causing a “reward deficiency” . The Amino acids are given either through IV or orally. Is this medically accepted? More importantly does it work to prevent relapses? Thanks!

Stopped drugs about a month ago. At my urging, he started seeing an individual counselor about 2 mths ago & is supposed to start an intensive outpatient program for alcohol/drugs soon(already had intake appt). Thing is, I am 6 mths pregnant with our 2nd child and our 1st is 15 mths. I am also in individual counseling for this. At my counselors urging, I stopped nagging him about his use of these things. It’s gotten WORSE! I am having I have tons of emotion (mostly anger and hurt) . He is working and is successful at paying all the bills, etc. He, however, does not know how to support me emotionally (never learned these skills as a child – and is in counseling to help him.) He is an AWESOME father-somehow able to show emotion he cannot show to anyone else. Tonight, after getting home from a business trip which started his drinking binge all over, he is at the bar with his MOTHER, both getting drunk! Should I give him more time or leave before this baby is born? I am looking into Alanon.

I have never been to a therapist or anything like that. I’m thinking about seeing someone through my college because it’s free counseling. I’m not necessarily a shy person, but I find it impossible to talk about my feelings and to open up to anyone, especially a stranger. I know I need to get some kind of help though, I see so much wrong with myself. Depression, bulimia, drug/alcohol abuse, complicated relationships, deliusions, paranoia… I don’t even know where to start when talking to someone. I was wondering if anyone can share their experiences or first time visits. What can I expect, will the therapist start off with easy questions or just expect me to pour out my life story. I know I need help and I can’t keep putting it off. I’m just very nervous and anxious about how it will go.