An Alcoholic Gentleman Registers For Rehab, Gets Alcohol Detoxification and Treatment For His Depression and His Alcohol Addiction, and Begins to Improve Upon His Relationship With His Wife

Barry used to talk big to his buddies how he could work at a challenging and fulltime job and get intoxicated virtually every night. Unfortunately, after maintaining this destructive lifestyle for around three years, he began to observe several alcohol related issues.

Barry Starts to Display a Variety of Alcohol Related Difficulties

For example, he had a very hard time getting up for work because he felt so exhausted when he awoke. Moreover, virtually every morning Barry suffered from a severe hangover. Undoubtedly, the mixture of his hangovers and his lack of get-up-and-go did not make it easy for him to get up and feel motivated to go to work. To make things more difficult, nearly a week ago he got his third driving under the influence citation in the past nine months.

To compound things further, at his job his last two work assessments were less than satisfactory. And lastly, his three-and-a-half-year marriage with his wife had deteriorated due to his depression, financial difficulties, lack of patience, and his angry outbursts.

Though Barry was only twenty-four years old, he honestly started to look like he was in his mid forties. Unfortunately, this is what unhealthy and excessive drinking can do to an individual. And in all honesty he understood that he was suffering from the negative outcomes of alcohol abuse or alcohol addiction and that he was too young to squander his life to irresponsible and careless drinking. So at first he tried to drink responsibly and in moderation. Unfortunately, he soon comprehended the fact that he lost all control after consuming his first drink. Stated somewhat more forcefully, after his first drink he invariably proceeded to get intoxicated. Due to the fact that this was a situation that was repeated every time he went out to drink, this distressed him greatly. In actual fact, he started to wonder if he was exhibiting some of the signs of alcoholism and alcohol abuse.

Barry Makes up His Mind To Schedule an Appointment to See His Doctor

After going over his excessive alcohol ingestion and his excessive and hazardous drinking with his wife, he finally made up his mind to schedule an appointment to see his doctor. When Barry saw his healthcare professional, he actually mentioned that he has been abusing alcohol, that he may be manifesting alcoholic signs, and that he wants to abstain from drinking. He said that drinking in moderation doesn’t seem to work for him and, consequently, he wants to learn how he can live an alcohol-free life.

Barry also told his physician about his depression and how this mental health issue was adversely influencing his relationship with his wife. His physician referred Barry to Doctor Posch, an alcohol and drug addiction therapist, who motivated Barry to register in a drug and alcohol rehab facility as an in-patient for alcohol detoxification and alcohol rehab. Fortunately, Barry would also be able to get medical treatment for his depression at this treatment center.

Getting and Staying Sober Was the Best Decision Barry Had Ever Made

After six months of intensive treatment intensive rehabilitation, Barry left the residential rehabilitation facility and continued his recovery via going to local Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and via outpatient counseling. Encouraged to change his life in a more positive way, Barry bought some vitamins at a health store and a cookbook. He then joined a gym and began working out three or four times per week. Within four months Barry was a new man. He was eating nutritious meals, he wasn’t depressed anymore, he now looked younger than he was, he was in shape, and most significant of all, he maintained his sobriety for many months. He also didn’t resort to angry outbursts, he became more patient, and he became a more compassionate person in his relationship with his wife. Stated simply, abstaining from drinking was the best decision Barry had ever made.

A Supervisor Helps a Worker Address His Depression and His Irresponsible and Abusive Drinking After a Destroyed Relationship

Russ dropped out of high school when he was seventeen years old and eventually got a job at a local copper smelting plant. For the last eight years he has gained a reputation as a conscientious and hard-working individual who infrequently calls off work due to sickness.

Around eight months ago he started going out with a young lady named Emma. They seemed to hit it off immediately and looked as if they had a lot of good times together.

The Heavy and Irresponsible Drinking Begins

When Russ met Emma, he hardly ever drank. This situation totally changed when Emma and Russ started seeing one another on a fairly regular basis. In actual fact, their relationship was going great until Emma called Russ one night approximately 3 AM and said that she had to breakup and that she couldn’t explain the reason at that moment.

The next morning before he went to work, Russ drove to Emma’s apartment and found out almost immediately that she had already moved out. Russ took this exceptionally hard. As a matter of fact, he was dismayed because they appeared to be getting along so very well.

When Abusive and Hazardous Drinking Leads to Problems at Work

So what did Russ do about Emma’s departure? Rather than working through his suffering and pain, he started getting inebriated just about every night. It didn’t take long for his pals at work or for his boss to notice that Russ was coming to work late at least once per week and that he time after time called off sick. What is more, some of his fellow employees made an appointment with staff in Human Resources Department and said that Russ over and over again came to work with a noticeable smell of alcohol on his breath or on his clothes.

Russ’s manager heard about all of this from Human Resources and also from Russ’s fellow employees. So one Thursday afternoon he asked Russ to come into his office. He told Russ that he had recently noticed a clear-cut change in his sick time, attendance, behavior, and in his work performance.

When a Manager Can Motivate an Employee to Get Help For His or Her Heavy and Excessive Drinking

Russ’s supervisor also stated that a number of his fellow employees reported him to Human Resources because he had been coming to work with the strong odor of alcohol. His manager then stated the following: “Russ, your fellow employees are not reporting you to the HR Department to get you into trouble or because they don’t like you but instead because they are concerned about you. And I am concerned too. I don’t want to interfere with your life outside this company, but it is obvious that you are manifesting some of the typical symptoms and signs of alcohol abuse. As a consequence, I want you to go and see a healthcare practitioner in the employee’s assistance program to discuss your drinking and your depression.”

“Russ, I’m no medical doctor or a counselor, but I have seen many of my relatives and friends go through some extremely negative alcohol side effects. What is more, I have also seen the signs of alcoholism first-hand in my own family. When individuals have problems with drinking, these issues not only affect the drinker, but they also make an impact on his or her co-workers, relatives, friends, neighbors, and family.”

Russ admired his manager very much and as a consequence followed through with his suggestion the next morning when he called and scheduled an appointment with a counselor in the employee’s assistance program.

Russ is Still Depressed But Experiences Some Hope That He Will Get His Life Back on Track

Even though Russ didn’t automatically feel any better or less depressed about the hurt he still has about Emma, he felt some comfort knowing that his supervisor and his co-workers wanted what’s best for him and cared about him. This gave him some emotional relief for the first time in quite a few weeks and he frankly felt some hope that he would get back on track with his life.