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Roughly five weeks ago I read about a twenty-five-year-old lady named Rachael who is manic depressive and who is also addicted to alcohol and drugs. I remember reading that in such situations, a person needs to get counseling for both medical situations and that mental health difficulties and chemical dependency often take place in the same individual. Not only this, but I remember reading that a history of unhealthy and abusive drinking, drug abuse, and/or mental health problems often take place in the same family.

Apparently, Rachael is so overcome by both of her medical issues that she in effect has no impetus to do much of anything. What is especially sad about this is that earlier in her life, Rachael finished one-and-a-half years of college. Rachael’s situation makes me question if she is an example of a person who has to hit life’s bottom before he or she gets addiction treatment that leads to long-term recovery.

The Need For a Doctor She Trusts and a Counseling Regimen She Can Believe In

If I were in contact with Rachael I could recommend quite a lot of websites and blogs that could possibly help her find information about addiction and alcoholic behavior, relevant substance abuse information, facts about alcoholism and drugs, and more info about addiction symptoms and alcoholism warning signs. In my honest opinion, however, Rachael needs to locate a healthcare professional she trusts and a treatment program she can believe in and follow through over the long haul. I could be in the wrong but it seems to make sense that Rachael probably needs to accept the fact that she cannot drink at all or abuse drugs if she wants to get sober, remain sober, and start on the road to lasting sobriety.

I am aware that there are more than a few newly discovered doctor-prescribed meds that can help Rachael avoid an alcohol or a drug relapse, help her through her withdrawal symptoms, and help her through the drug and alcohol detox process. Obviously it would be in Rachael’s best interests if she knew about these drugs.

I would think that Rachael needs to concede the fact that there is entirely nothing helpful about excessive and hazardous drinking and chemical dependency and that engaging in one or both conditions is the route to a premature death, shattered relationships, deteriorating health, legal problems, financial difficulties, and poor work and school performance.

The Significance of Support Groups Like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous

There are realistically a lot of persons such as other people, family members, and friends who would like to help Rachael but she probably would experience greater acceptance from a recovery group such as Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous rather than listening to people who drink in moderation or who have never taken drugs.

When People Accomplish Things They Like and About Which They Are Passionate

There’s a philosophical outlook that affirms that people who do things they love and something about which they are passionate attain a fantastic place in life. That is, when people do what they love, they hardly ever experience an uneventful life or boredom. If they get involved in something that is worthwhile, moreover, they become more complete and experience more happiness and joy in life.

To me, this sounds quite a bit different from a life that is rooted in chemical dependency because such a lifestyle removes the satisfaction and joy that life has to offer.

Due to the fact that Rachael lacks the ambition to succeed at doing much of anything in her life, it is evident that she urgently needs a little hope for a better life. And the unfortunate thing is that hope is almost everywhere around Rachael if she could only get to the point in life to get the treatment she requires for her bipolar illness and drug addiction and alcoholism and stick with her treatment protocol.

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

Rachael is clearly too young to be beaten in life. She doesn’t understand this at the moment but if she can learn how to stay away from drugs and alcohol via drug and alcohol therapy and get the treatment she requires for her mental health problem, she can turn her life around and start living with passion, self-respect, and direction.

Beneficial change, self esteem, and a meaningful life are certainly a reality for Rachael if only she could become inspired to get the medical treatment she needs, follow through with her treatment program, live her life in a healthy and drug and alcohol-free manner, and acquire a more positive attitude about her existence.