A Young Man Drinks Abusively, Gets Inspired to Get Treatment for Alcoholism and Depression, and Experiences Augmented Relationships in His Life
Stanley started drinking excessively when he was a sophomore in high school. From a positive perspective, even though he drank hazardously and excessively when he was a teen and a young adult, when he got beyond the age of twenty-five he almost always drank in moderation.
After he completed his education he eventually landed a job at a local pet food manufacturer where he worked his way up from stock person, to office assistant, to purchasing assistant, to purchasing agent. Unlike his other work positions, as the purchasing agent he frequently took potential vendors and existing vendors to lunch and to various sporting events.
Alhough it was not written in concrete, meeting with existing vendors and potential vendors time after time involved circumstances in which alcohol was present. In fact, over the past thirteen months, Stanley had begun to greatly increase his work related and his social drinking. This has resulted in quite a predicament. Namely, the more successful he became as a purchasing agent, the more heavily he began to drink.
His Increasing Feelings of Depression Also Made Him Question Whether He Was Becoming an Alcohol Addicted Person
In truth, it didn’t take much time at all before Stanley’s abusive drinking started to adversely affect his work efficiency, his relationships, his mental health, the money in his savings account, and his health. After many weeks of heavy drinking, Stanley, actually, began to get concerned about his abusive and excessive drinking and questioned if his alcohol related issues were alcoholism signs. Furthermore, his increasing feelings of depression also made him wonder whether he was becoming dependent on alcohol. In a word, Stanley clearly needed to learn more about the facts about alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency.
Stanley Needs Alcohol Detoxification and Alcohol Treatment For His Alcohol Dependency and a Medical Assessment Regarding His Depression
So Stanley used his problem solving skills, called his healthcare practitioner, and made an appointment for a complete physical exam. A week later after seeing his physician, Stanley unfortunately found out that he was an alcoholic. His physician told Stanley that he needed to get alcohol detoxification and alcohol rehab for his alcoholism and that he also needed to get a medical assessment regarding his depression. In short, Stanley needed treatment for his alcoholism and depression.
The Good News is That After His Treatment For Depression and For Alcohol dependency, He Felt Like a Different Individual
His doctor recommended to Stanley that he request a 30 day leave of absence from work and get enrolled in a quality in-patient alcohol rehabilitation facility where his depression could also be treated. This is exactly what Stanley did. The good news is that after his treatment for depression and for alcohol dependency, he felt like a different individual. In actual fact, now that he was sober he almost never got depressed and he now comprehended how to more productively and efficiently manage his health, his relationships, his finances, and his job.
Not unexpectedly, the most challenging “test” Stanley ran into was at the office. To be more specific, he still took potential vendors and his existing vendors to various sporting events and to lunch, but after his alcohol rehab he managed to stay away from drinking while entertaining his clients.
It can be emphasized that Stanley also discovered that none of his potential vendors or his existing vendors thought any less of him because of his abstinence. To the contrary, he found out that his existing vendors and potential vendors respected him for staying strong to his convictions.
Stanley's Better Relationships, Health, Finances, and the Better Work Performance He Experienced More Than compensated For His Love of Drinking
After Stanley went through alcohol rehab, however, he learned that he was an individual who for whatever reason, could not drink responsibly and in moderation. Indeed he learned the hard way that if he refrained from drinking, all of the other important parts of his life would be fortified. Every once-in-a-while, Stanley missed drinking, but the better relationships, work performance, health, and the better finances he experienced more than offset his love of drinking.
