A Woman Exhibits Symptoms of Alcohol Dependency and Depression and Schedules an Appointment to See Her Healthcare Professional About Her Drinking Problems

A Woman Exhibits Symptoms Of Alcohol Dependency And Depression And Schedules An Appointment To See Her Healthcare Professional About Her Drinking Problems

Teresa was a thirty-year-old speech pathologist who knew that she had a problem with her drinking. For example, within the past five months she has felt the need to have a few drinks before going to work, four weeks ago she failed to pass a random hair alcohol test where she is employed, two months ago she got pulled over by the police for a DUI, and finally, for almost six months she has started to fail to remember what she says and does when she goes out drinking.

Not unlike other people, Teresa’s alcohol involvement started out little by little and remained at this pace for quite a long period of time due to the fact once in a “blue moon” she engaged in occasional social drinking. In truth, for around a year, every time she went out with her pals to drink, she made sure to drink responsibly. Something about her pattern of drinking, nonetheless, seemed to totally change when she got divorced.

In Order To Overcome the Loss of Her Husband In a More Uncomplicated Manner, Teresa Decided to Begin Associating More Regularly With Some of Her Buddies Who Love to ”Get Down” and Drink

Teresa got awfully depressed about the breakup with her husband, and as a way to refrain from obsessing about her dismal emotions she made up her mind that she would begin going out more repeatedly with some of her pals who love to drink and have fun.

Quite honestly, Teresa figured that having fun just about every day by drinking and partying with her friends would help her overcome the breakup of her husband in a less wearisome manner.

Teresa’s Drinking Increases Greatly the More Routinely She Goes to Family Get-Togethers, Sporting Events, Happy Hours, Dinner Dates, and Private Parties With Her Buddies

It didn’t take long, nevertheless, before her drinking increased considerably the more routinely she went to and drank at dinner dates, family get-togethers, sporting events, happy hours, and private parties with her pals. Moreover, the fact that her drinking buddies were all quite a bit younger than she was and therefore able to party and drink more intensely was one of the reasons why she didn’t center more of her attention on her increased drinking. Simply put, she was having lots of fun drinking just like everyone else in her group of buddies without much forethought about the unhealthy consequences of her irresponsible and excessive drinking.

Yet somewhere in the recesses of her mind she knew that she probably needed alcohol treatment but sidestepped the thought as much as possible.

Teresa Gets a Physical Examination, Owns Up to the Facts About Her Hazardous Drinking to Her Doctor, and Discloses the Truth About Her Constant Negativity

One afternoon during her six-month physical examination, her physician asked her if she drank alcohol. Not wanting to lie to her physician, Teresa ”came clean” and said that she often drinks more than she should. If truth be told, she said that she routinely drinks in an irresponsible and abusive manner. Then Teresa told her physician about her depression. More specifically, she stated that broken relationships frequently triggered a negative cycle of events characterized by increased drinking which further resulted in more depressing feelings that, in turn, resulted in even more drinking. And this is specifically what took place when she and her husband got divorced six months ago.

When her healthcare professional heard this, he informed Teresa that according to various facts and statistics on alcoholism he has been exploring, alcoholism and depression routinely take place in the same person. He then told her that some of the alcohol statistics, facts, and research investigations he has been looking into also highlight the fact that individuals who drink in an abusive and excessive manner and who also experience depression need to receive treatment for both medical situations.

Teresa’s Doctor Makes an Appointment for a Psychological Appraisal and For an Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Addiction Evaluation

Teresa’s doctor then told her the following: “I am not trying to make an impulsive judgment, but with your medical circumstances we may be confronting two separate issues. As a consequence, I think we ought to schedule an appointment for you to get an alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction appraisal from my partner, Dr. Bakos, who is a drug and alcohol abuse specialist. Whether your drinking circumstance is more linked to alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse is unclear, but I believe that further evaluation is defensible. Then I think we probably should make an appointment for you to get a psychological evaluation from another one of my partners, Dr. Bodnar, who is a psychologist. I want to get a better read on your depression and see how much your depression and drinking are interlinked.” Teresa showed her agreement with her healthcare practitioner’s line of attack and thanked him for his time and assistance. Now all she had to do was to try to trim down on her drinking and get ready for her appointments.

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