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A Young Woman Needs Therapy for Her Manic Depression, For Her Substance Abuse, and For Her Relationship Difficulties

Approximately five weeks ago I heard about a twenty-two-year-old woman named Rachael who is manic depressive and who is also dependent on alcohol and drugs. I remember hearing that under such circumstances, an individual needs to get treatment for both medical problems and that mental health problems and addiction frequently take place in the same individual. Moreover, I recollect hearing that a history of abusive and unhealthy drinking, drug abuse, and/or mental health problems many times take place in the same family.

Clearly, Rachael is so overcome by both of her medical conditions and her relationship difficulties that she in essence has no ambition to achieve much of anything. What is especially sad about this is that earlier in her life, Rachael finished three-and-a-half-years of college. Rachael’s circumstance makes me wonder if she is an example of an individual who has to hit rock-bottom before he or she gets addiction treatment that leads to long-term recovery.

The Need For a Healthcare Professional She Trusts and a Counseling Regimen She Can Believe In

If I were in contact with Rachael I could suggest a number of websites and blogs that could possibly help her locate info about addiction and alcoholic behavior, relevant substance abuse information, facts about alcoholism and drugs, more info about addiction symptoms and alcoholism warning signs, and relationship information. From my vantage point, nonetheless, Rachael needs to locate a physician she trusts and a rehabilitation regimen she can believe in and follow over the long term. I could be incorrect but it seems to me that Rachael probably needs to accept the fact that she cannot drink in moderation or abuse drugs if she wants to get sober, stay sober, and start on the route to long-lasting sobriety.

I am aware that there are quite a few recently developed physician-prescribed meds that can help Rachael through her withdrawal symptoms, through the drug and alcohol detoxification process, and help her avoid a drug or an alcohol relapse. Clearly it would be in Rachael’s best interests if she knew about these drugs.

It seems clear that Rachael needs to accept the fact that there is absolutely nothing beneficial about careless and excessive drinking and drug addiction and that messing around with one or both conditions is the path to legal problems, deteriorating health, a premature death, poor work and school performance, shattered relationships, and financial difficulties.

The Importance of Support Groups Like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous

There are feasibly numerous persons such as family members, other individuals, and friends who would love to help Rachael but she probably would experience greater tolerance from a recovery group such as Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous rather than listening to individuals who drink just a few times per year or who have never used drugs.

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

There’s a psychological attitude that claims that people who accomplish things they love and something about which they are dedicated reach an astonishing place in life. That is, when people do what they enjoy, they rarely if ever go through an uneventful life or boredom. If they involve themselves in something that is rewarding, furthermore, they become more complete and experience more pleasure and joy in life and in their relationships.

To me, this sounds diametrically opposed to a life that is rooted in chemical dependency because such a lifestyle removes the gratification and joy that life has to offer.

Since Rachael doesn’t have the fortitude to achieve much of anything in her life, it is clear that she badly needs a little bit of hope for a better life. And the sad thing is that hope is all around Rachael if she could only get to the place in life to get the counseling she needs for her mental illness and drug addiction and alcohol dependency and stick with her treatment program.

Stronger Relationships, A Wonderful Life, Self Esteem, and Positive Change Are Possibilities

Rachael is simply too young to be defeated in life. She doesn’t understand this at the moment but if she can learn how to abstain from drugs and alcohol through alcohol and drug therapy and get the treatment she requires for her mental health condition, she can redirect her life and start living with direction, self-respect, and passion.

More solid relationships, a wonderful life, self esteem, and constructive change are certainly a reality for Rachael if only she could become inspired to seek the medical rehabilitation she requires, follow through with her treatment program, live her life in a healthy and dependency-free manner, and acquire a more positive attitude about life.

Wanna Be The Sexy Me?

I am truly sexy and super extra mega a hundred percent gorgeous! Oh no, do not react yet, because that is not my statement. It is a word from my husband. Yes, I am already married and actually planning to have our second baby by next two months. Yet, for now, he is still enjoying looking at his wife whom he describes as an angel less two wings.

One day, I went to a meeting, sort of a convention with my officemates. Then I have a younger friend there, who is in the opposite sex. In there, we are always together because it is only the two of us who were assigned there. Then, the keynote speaker in there asked me and my “boyfriend” to come over in front. Of course, I got a little pissed because of the “boyfriend” thing issue. I then told the speaker in a nice way that I am already married and that the guy is not my boyfriend.

Then after that incident, the speaker approached me and apologized to me as to what happened. I said that it was alright, there is no problem about that. He then told me that it is probably due to the fact the he thought I was still single. She told me that my abs is perfectly formed. Oh my goodness, do you get what I mean? The speaker was a gay! He then asked me how to do the same. I then told him that he should then use either the abs rocket or the situp equipment out there. He said that he was already using the abdominal machines, and it really works. I then supplanted him with an information that it was truly great and just continue using it for quite some time, and probably see the effect after a week or a month. And then our conversation ended up in the canteen