Alcohol abuse victims

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Avatar n tn First and foremost you and your sister are victims of his addiction. Unless your brother wants help, there is nothing you can do. He is an adult and if you get him to rehab he can leave at anytime.. You need to talk to his dr because with epilepsy I would think w/d could be dangerous. His dr can help him with monitoring his tapering and with the w/d. but all depends on him, does he want help? is he willing to fight the fight? keep us posted. prayers for you and your family.
1032715 tn?1315984234 I'm a 47 year old female from Australia,I've been clean of alcohol and codeine for 74 days now.
Avatar f tn Becoming free from alcohol is a very doable thing. But remaining free from alcohol takes work. I had to take part in my own recovery and work on myself so I would change. If I don't change nothing changes. Nobody could do that for me. But there are millions of us in recovery all over the world. So freedom for you is out there waiting. Keep your willingness and continue to make the steps in the right direction like you've described in your post. You don't have to be sick anymore.
Avatar f tn My question is this I have a history of alcohol abuse, it started about 12 years ago when I had my child, I met a guy (who I spent 10 years with), could never get a babysitter so he started bringing beer into the house (only ever drank when I went out prior to this) after a year we were drinking a full bottle of scotch together every night,I had a very highly paid job god only knows how I kept it without being dicovered, after 10 years I left him tried to make a new start abroad it went wrong I
1563920 tn?1299288683 If you look at my past posts, I have been dealing with neurological issues for some time now. I have been very depressed about everything, from having to quit nursing to my inability to work and drive. During this time, I have been turning to alcohol to kind of deal with my problems, not such a good idea, I know!!! It hadn't seemed to be a problem until last night. A group of my friends, including my boyfriend, went out for my birthday.
Avatar n tn as a rule narcs can be stopped much less dangerously than heavy alcohol abuse//physically// cos as a rule there is no risks unless a narc user is old and has heart failure//mentally both r a true bumber//and aftercare for alcohol abuse is almost imperative cos it is everywhere//and drug abuse is not socially acceptable like alcohol is..peeps do not pass out oxys at the bowling alley like they do beers u didnt state what ur abuse issue was/or if there was one at all???..
Avatar f tn It is not at all uncommon for victims of sexual abuse not to report it or seek treatment. In fact there have been numerous studies that show sexual abuse is FAR FAR underreported! The important thing is that you are now seeking help and I applaud you for that as it takes a strong person to confront the abuse, especially when it is by a family member. Now that you have been diagnosed you can begin to recover.
Avatar f tn Anyone know if there are pen pal services where abuse victims can write to each other and build lasting friendships? I want to get involved in this and make some friends one to one. This place is excellent but it's like me plus an entire community and not everyone wants to make a lasting friend on here they just want to spill feelings and get advise so I'm not sure where to look. I am looking for a more personal approach where I can choose someone to start writing to regularly.
1530342 tn?1405016490 I know there is a lot of dynamics involved, but, victims of abuse just keep allowing it to happen, again and again. I know it's not easy, but they COULD make better (or different) decisions. Especially when there are children involved. At that point, there must be protection for the child, and it's time for action. People ALLOW themselves to become and remain victims. I also do not condone domestic violencer, and I do understand they have very messed up thought processes...
1621722 tn?1333050499 Welcome to the forum. None of us are qualified to give you any sort of diagnosis, especially online. If you're using alcohol as a way to deal with anxiety and depression, you could be heading down a slippery slope. It already sounds as though you need to figure out exactly how bad your "problem" with alcohol is...and the sooner the better, before it gets any worse.
Avatar f tn So victims, get out of the abuse and learn how to attract to healthy people and healthy relationships. This goes for any abuse, verbal, physical, emotional, psychological, mental. It is up to the victim to change. Don't ever think the abuser will change. That is wishful thinking as concrete as a cloud. Unless you change your own expectations of yourself, and change yourself, you will be his, and others, victim.
583001 tn?1218145864 So of course, she refused rehab and decided to live in her car???? I am curious to what legal rights familes have over victims of abuse? How can we get her committed???? She is dying before our eyes!!!
Avatar f tn And i think that mentally it would help the healing process so much if somebody would finally recognise that this is abuse and we are somehow victims in these situations. Victims that did do something wrong probably, but weren't taught either and should learn how to recover.
Avatar n tn Our daughter was forced to have unsupervised custody last week where she informed us that he was vomiting all evening. I have researched symptoms of alcohol and Tylenol abuse and found possible signs of liver damage. For the concern of my daughter, we are extremely scared on what he is capable of when she see's him. We are hoping anyone who has experience on this could offer us advise.
Avatar f tn hours later my vagina started bleeding as if i was raped and i wanted to know if thats normal for sexual abuse victims because for me ive suffered in the past with sexual abuse and this reaction always seems to happen way after the assault or abuse has occured?
Avatar m tn if the xanax is in addition to the alcohol.....then he's really playing with fire here. being a medical student, you should know already how diazepam is used for withdrawal from xanax. this needs to be dr surpervised and the process alone of switching from xanax to valium is a long process...but ultimately at these doses and with alcohol in the mix, perhaps thats the best route? a doctor will know best...but the alcohol needs to be dealt with FIRST...then the xanax.
Avatar f tn I used to feel bad for her at times because she grew up in a home with drugs, alcohol, no father and abuse. I always would find a way to feel bad for her and thats where my problem starts.
1255505 tn?1272819115 How many people here have a history of substance abuse? Did it result from or result in any episodes? I abused cannabis off and on from 13 to 20. I abused LSD from 16 to 20. I abused alcohol off and on from 21 to 37. I abused morphine & oxycodone at 40. Yikes! I also tried a few other things, but they never really took hold.
Avatar f tn how can i help my dad getting over his alcohol dont get mw wrong hes been off it for four week now but he keep on taking painkiller everyday and hes not eatting that much as well is there any vitamins or anything that could help him.
Avatar f tn After doing some research I am not finding much in the way of parental abuse. I want to help them, it is so hard to watch them be taken advantage of and abused.
Avatar m tn Is it concluded that there is to be no more alcohol of any kind forever? What about after you have cleared the virus?