A Young Man Requires Therapy For His Intense Depression, Relationship Problems, And For His Drug And Alcohol Addiction

Roughly three months ago I had lunch with a thirty-seven-year-old male named Benjamin who experiences severe depression, has relationship problems, and who is addicted to alcohol and drugs. As mentioned by Benjamin, it is his drug and alcohol addiction and his extreme depression that has had the most to do with his constant relationship problems.

As affirmed by Benjamin, he is so overwhelmed by his relationship issues and by both of his medical problems that he in effect has no ambition to accomplish much of anything. What is especially sad about this is that earlier in his life, Benjamin finished four semesters of graduate school in psychology.

Benjamin's situation makes me wonder if he is an example of a person who can look in the mirror and perceive his drug abuse and drinking problems and do something healthy about these difficulties. Or, to the contrary, if he is someone who has to hit the very bottom before he gets alcohol and drug dependency rehab that leads to lasting recovery.

It may be asked how rehabilitation would help his drug and alcohol dependency. First of all, there are some newly developed doctor-prescribed medications that can help Benjamin through the alcohol and drug detoxification process, through his withdrawal symptoms, and help him avoid a drug or an alcohol relapse. Second, in treatment he could also learn more about his alcoholism symptoms and also about the various stages of alcoholism.

Third, Benjamin would learn to admit the fact that there is utterly nothing positive about substance abuse and excessive and hazardous drinking. In a similar manner, he would also learn that involving himself in one or both of these unhealthy situations is the path to poor work and school performance, legal problems, shattered relationships, deteriorating health, financial difficulties, and a premature death. Fourth, therapy for his relationship problems and his depression might help him deal with these medical conditions more effectively and possibly create less of a need for him to involve himself in addictive behavior. And finally, in counseling he could also learn more about the various symptoms of alcoholism that he has displayed.

Because Benjamin doesn't have the ambition to accomplish much of anything in his life, it is apparent that he badly needs some hope for a healthier life. And the sad thing is that hope is almost everywhere around Benjamin if he could only get to the place in life to get the treatment he needs for his extreme depression and alcoholism and drug addiction and adhere to his treatment program.

Benjamin is simply too young to be beaten in life. He doesn't realize this at the moment but if he can learn how to remove himself from alcohol and drugs via drug and alcohol rehab and get the treatment he needs for his extreme depression, he can reorient his life and begin living with passion, direction, and with self-respect.

Better relationships, a wonderful life, self respect, and affirmative change are certainly possibilities for Benjamin. But only if he can get motivated to get the professional rehab he needs, follow through with his treatment protocol, live his life in a healthy and drug and alcohol-free way, and learn how to develop a more positive attitude about life.

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