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Around seven weeks ago I read about a twenty-five-year-old lady named Rachael who is bipolar and who is also drug and alcohol dependent. I remember hearing that under such circumstances, an individual needs to get treatment for both medical problems and that mental health issues and addiction many times take place in the same individual. Furthermore, I recall reading that a history of negative drinking, drug abuse, and/or mental health issues quite often happen in the same family.

Evidently, Rachael is so crushed by both of her medical conditions that she, for all intents and purposes, has little or no drive to do much of anything. What is particularly unfortunate about this is that earlier in her life, Rachael managed to finish three-and-a-half-years of college. Rachael’s condition makes me question if she is an illustration of an individual who has to hit life’s bottom before he or she gets drug and alcohol addiction counseling that leads to long-term recovery.

The Need For a Psychologist She Trusts and a Rehab Regimen She Can Believe In

If I were in contact with Rachael I could recommend numerous blogs and websites that could possibly help her find information about addiction and alcoholic behavior, relevant chemical dependency information, facts about alcoholism and drugs, and more info about addiction symptoms and alcoholism warning signs. In my opinion, however, Rachael needs to locate a healthcare professional she trusts and a treatment protocol she can believe in and follow through over the long haul. I could be wrong but it seems logical to conclude that Rachael probably needs to admit the fact that she cannot drink in moderation or abuse drugs if she wants to get sober, stay sober, and start on the route to lasting sobriety.

I am mindful that there are some newly produced doctor-prescribed meds that can help Rachael avoid an alcohol or a drug relapse, help her through the drug and alcohol detox process, and help her through her withdrawal symptoms. Clearly it would be in Rachael’s best interests if she knew about these medications.

It is apparent that Rachael needs to admit the fact that there is absolutely nothing useful about hazardous and excessive drinking and drug abuse and that engaging in one or both circumstances is the path to legal problems, poor work and school performance, shattered relationships, financial difficulties, deteriorating health, and possibly a premature death.

The Relevance of Support Groups Like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous

There are possibly several persons such as family members, other people, and friends who would like to help Rachael but she more likely than not would experience greater sympathy from a recovery group such as Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous instead of listening to people who drink in moderation or who have never taken drugs.

When Individuals Do Things They Love and About Which They Are Fervent

There’s a school of thought in life that contends that individuals who do things they love and something about which they are passionate arrive at a splendid place in life. That is, when people do what they love, they rarely if ever experience boredom or an uneventful life. If they involve themselves in something that is fulfilling, moreover, they become more complete and experience more contentment and delight in life.

To me, this sounds quite a bit different from a life that is rooted in drug and alcohol addiction because such a lifestyle removes the gratification and delight that life offers.

Due to the fact that Rachael lacks the motivation to achieve much of anything in her life, it is clear that she definitely needs some hope for a better existence. And the unfortunate thing is that hope is almost everywhere around Rachael if she could only get to the place in life to get the therapy she requires for her manic depression and drug addiction and alcoholism and continue with her treatment program.

A Wonderful Life, Self Respect, and Beneficial Change Are Possibilities

Rachael is simply too young to be defeated in life. She doesn’t realize this right now but if she can learn how to remove herself from alcohol and drugs via alcohol and drug rehabilitation and get the counseling she requires for her bipolar condition, she can reorient her life and start living with passion, self-respect, and direction.

A meaningful life, self esteem, and positive change are certainly possibilities for Rachael if only she could get motivated to seek the medical treatment she requires, follow through with her therapy protocol, live her life in a dependency-free and healthy way, and foster a more positive attitude about her existence.