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Approximately a month ago I met a twenty-six-year-old lady named Rachael who is bipolar and who is also addicted to drugs and alcohol. I remember hearing that in such situations, an individual needs to get treatment for both medical problems and that mental health difficulties and dependency commonly occur in the same person. Additionally, I recall hearing that a history of abusive and careless drinking, drug abuse, and/or mental health issues many times occur in the same family.
Evidently, Rachael is so crushed by both of her medical conditions and by her spirituality conditions that she, for all intents and purposes, has no ambition to accomplish much of anything. What is particularly sad about this is that earlier in her life, Rachael managed to complete one year of college. Rachael’s condition makes me question if she is an example of an individual who has to hit rock-bottom before he or she gets drug and alcohol dependency rehab that leads to lasting recovery.
The Need For a Healthcare Practitioner She Trusts and a Treatment Protocol She Can Believe In
If I were in contact with Rachael I could recommend more than a few 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. From my perspective, however, Rachael needs to find a doctor she trusts and a treatment regimen she can believe in and follow over the long term. I could be incorrect but it seems logical to conclude that Rachael more likely than not needs to admit the fact that she cannot drink responsibly or use drugs if she wants to get sober, remain sober, and start on the road to lasting recovery.
I am mindful that there are quite a few recently developed doctor-prescribed drugs that can help Rachael through her withdrawal symptoms, through the alcohol and alcohol detox process, and help her avoid a drug or an alcohol relapse. Obviously it would be in Rachael’s best interests if she became conversant with these meds.
It seems clear that Rachael needs to understand the fact that there is absolutely nothing affirmative about abusive and excessive drinking and drug addiction and that messing around with one or both conditions is the map to shattered relationships, deteriorating health, financial difficulties, a premature death, poor work and school performance, and legal problems.
The Importance of Support Groups Such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous
There are more likely than not several persons such as other individuals, family members, and friends who would love to help Rachael but she more likely than not would experience greater acceptance from a recovery group such as Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous instead of listening to people who do not drink or who have never taken drugs.
When People Accomplish Things They Like and About Which They Are Fervent
There’s a philosophical viewpoint that claims that people who do things they like and something about which they are ardent arrive at an astonishing place in life. That is, when people do what they enjoy, they hardly ever go through boredom or an uneventful life. If they involve themselves in something that is gratifying, what is more, they become more actualized and experience more satisfaction and delight in life.
To me, this sounds diametrically opposed to a life that is grounded in chemical dependency because such a lifestyle removes the satisfaction and joy that life offers.
Due to the fact that Rachael lacks the resolve to achieve much of anything in her life, it is obvious that she definitely needs a little bit of 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 needs for her manic depression and drug dependence and alcohol addiction and adhere to her treatment routine.
A Stronger Sense of Spirituality, Beneficial Change, Self Esteem, and a Meaningful Life Are Possibilities
Rachael is clearly too young to be crushed in life. She doesn’t understand this right now but if she can learn how to abstain from alcohol and drugs via drug and alcohol therapy and get the counseling she needs for her bipolar issue, she can reorient her life and start living with self-respect, passion, and direction.
A stronger sense of spirituality, affirmative change, self respect, and a wonderful life are certainly possibilities for Rachael if only she could get inspired to get the professional rehab she requires, follow through with her therapy protocol, live her life in a healthy and sober way, and develop a more positive attitude about her existence.









