Tag: reality check

It Doesn’t Affect Me: The Long & Short of Drug and Alcohol Use

It Doesn’t Affect Me: The Long & Short of Drug and Alcohol Use

  • Posted on November 12, 2015
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It happens over and over again. People use substances “recreationally” on a consistent basis and believe that it does not affect them. Just yesterday, I had someone who has been smoking marijuana for the past sixteen years beginning in her teens. She stated that everyone else thought that it was a problem for her, but she did not. A little further into the session, she cited that she has been trying to stop since last June (five months now). She has multiple mental health issues that she had been soothing with her marijuana…continue reading →
“I’m NOT an Alcoholic”

“I’m NOT an Alcoholic”

  • Posted on October 10, 2015
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Yesterday, I received a call from someone who was asking me about what recovery services were available. The individual told me that he had a problem with drinking in the past, but he no longer does. I asked him if he has ever obtained help and he quickly responded, “I am not an alcoholic.” I explained to him that one does not need to be an “alcoholic” in order to have problems due to alcohol use. I added that I was not looking to label anyone and the term “alcoholic” is subjective, if…continue reading →
Do YOU have a problem? Figuring out where you stand.

Do YOU have a problem? Figuring out where you stand.

  • Posted on October 5, 2015
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OK, so, it’s come to mind, “Do I have a problem?“ When was the point when you actually posed this question to yourself? Some of you have not asked, but you have stated, “I have a problem”, to yourselves. I was telling myself this for a long time. Whenever I ran out of weed, I would scrape the the pipes, knowing that the resin was going to give me a massive headache, but I did it anyway. At restaurants, I would complain about the $17 salmon plate and not order it, but the…continue reading →