Alcoholism is a deadly problem that destroys families and kills the alcoholic. It often starts as a social experiment, graduates to regular social intake and then goes on to becoming an obsessive and compulsive drinking issue.
The family of an alcoholic undergoes severe stress and try to control the drinking of their loved one. However, their attempts usually fail.
To make it more difficult for the family , the person who is drinking slips into denial – he or she begins to believe that he has no problem and that things are under control. This confuses and frustrates the family and makes it more difficult to help the alcoholic.
So what’s to be done in such a scenario?
Seek professional help at a rehab center
An Alcohol Rehab Centre is equipped to address alcoholism and its associated issues, including denial. Unless denial is broken, recovery is not possible. A professional rehab center will have protocols to deal with denial, with the help of interventions and counseling sessions which include the family members.
There are several rehab programs. Choose one that suits you best. It may not be in your neighborhood, may even be located overseas, but an appropriate alcohol rehab center is important to achieve long term sobriety.
Some tips about choosing a rehab program
First, check out what sort of experience the alcohol rehab center has in dealing with similar issues. Second, check the reviews on their website. Third, check what sort of rehab program they have – is it 12 Steps oriented? Do they have other therapies such as CBT? Does the alcohol rehab center have a strong family support program? What about medical and psychiatric support? And it will be great if they also include Yoga and Mindfulness, since these have been found to be extremely useful in addiction therapy.
Once you have identified the rehab, don’t lose time. Somehow, get your loved one to the facility and then give it all it takes. Cooperate with the therapy staff – after all your goal and theirs are the same. That is: new balance and joy in your family!
Hope Trust is Asia’s leading treatment facility for addictions – alcoholism, drug abuse, gambling and dual diagnosis. Hope Trust rehab has earned an international reputation for its commitment toward safe, confidential and effective treatment.