Teresa was a forty-three-year-old executive secretary who realized that she had some drinking issues. For example, within the past seven months she has felt the need to have a few drinks before going to work, three weeks ago she failed a random breathalyzer test at her place of employment, two months ago she got pulled over by the police for “driving under the influence,” and finally, for around three months she has begun to forget what she says and does when she drinks.

Like hosts of other individuals, Teresa’s involvement with alcohol began slowly and stayed at this speed for quite a long time due to the fact sometimes she engaged in occasional social drinking. As a matter of fact, for roughly eight months, every time she went out with her pals to drink, she made sure to drink moderately. Something about her drinking situation, nonetheless, seemed to totally change when she got divorced.

So She Can Overcome the Divorce of Her Husband In a More Trouble-Free Manner, Teresa Made Up Her Mind To Begin Hanging Out More Frequently With Some of Her Pals Who Love to Drink

Teresa got dreadfully down in the dumps about the divorce from her husband, and as a way to abstain from dwelling on her negative feelings she came to a decision that she would start hanging around more frequently with some of her buddies who love to drink.

Quite candidly, Teresa figured that having fun nearly every day by getting a “buzz” by drinking with her friends would help her rise above the loss of her husband in a less wearisome manner.

Time, Stress, and Anger Management Issues

Teresa also thought that partying and drinking with her buddies would help her stay away from her anger, stress, and time management problems.

Teresa’s Drinking Escalates Considerably the More Habitually She Goes to Private Parties, Sporting Events, Happy Hours, Family Get-Togethers, and Dinner Dates With Her Friends

It didn’t take very long, nonetheless, before her drinking escalated to a significant degree the more often she went to and drank at dinner dates, private parties, family get-togethers, sporting events, and happy hours with her buddies. Not only this, but the fact that her drinking pals were all quite a bit younger than she was and therefore able to party and drink harder and longer was one of the reasons why she didn’t allocate more of her attention to her increased drinking. In brief, she was partying just like everybody else in her group of buddies without too much deliberation regarding the effects of her irresponsible and excessive drinking.

Yet somewhere in the recesses of her mind she knew that she most probably required alcohol rehab but sidestepped the thought as much as possible.

Teresa Gets a Physical Exam, Owns Up to the Facts About Her Abusive and Irresponsible Drinking to Her Healthcare Professional, and Owns Up to the Truth About Her Depression

One morning during her yearly physical examination, her healthcare practitioner asked her if she drank alcohol. Not wanting to tell falsehoods to her physician, Teresa ”came clean” and said that she routinely drinks more than she should. In point of fact, she said that she routinely drinks in an irresponsible and excessive manner. Then Teresa informed her healthcare professional about her sadness. More explicitly, she stated that wrecked relationships often set off a depressing sequence of events typified by increased drinking which further led to more negative feelings that, in turn, resulted in even more drinking. And this is specifically what took place when she and her husband got divorced five years ago.

When her healthcare practitioner heard this, he informed Teresa that according to various alcoholism facts and statistics on alcoholism he was examining, alcoholism and depression many times arise in the same individual. He then told her that some of the alcohol statistics, facts, and research investigations he has been reading about also highlight the fact that people who drink in a hazardous manner and who also suffer from depression need to obtain treatment for both medical situations.

Teresa’s Doctor Schedules an Appointment for a Psychological Appraisal and For an Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Dependency Appraisal

Teresa’s healthcare practitioner then stated the following: “I am not trying to make a sudden analysis, but with your medical condition we may be dealing with two separate problems. As a result, I think we ought to make an appointment for you to get an alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse assessment from my partner, Dr. Michaels, who is an alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse specialist. Whether your drinking problem is more linked to alcohol dependency or alcohol abuse is unknown at this time, but I feel that further evaluation is needed. Then I believe we probably should make an appointment for you to get a psychological examination from another one of my partners, Dr. Gordon, who is a psychologist. I want to get a better handle on your dejection and see how much your drinking and depression are associated.” Teresa displayed her approval of her physician’s line of attack and thanked him for his time and concern.

Teresa Deals With the Conflict and the Sexuality Difficulties When She Was Married

In reality, Teresa now experienced a sense of personal self esteem and happiness because she finally became inspired to do something constructive about her drinking problems and her depression. Not only this, but Teresa also realized that after alcohol counseling she would be more able to face the sexuality issues and the conflict when she was married and the grief and loss of her divorce.  Now all she had to do was to try to cut back on her drinking and wait for her appointments.