I'm looking for non-AA alcoholism treatment groups (non-residential) in New York City (preferably Manhattan or Brooklyn ) for someone who is AA-averse.
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posted by DMelanogaster
on May 19, 2013 -
7 answers
Is there a polite way to ask my alcoholic parent to please stay sober for my college graduation, or is this an inappropriate subject to broach this late in the situation? Any tips for handling a visibly intoxicated relative without being rude or putting them on the defensive? Help!
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posted by anonymous
on May 15, 2013 -
34 answers
I know I have a problem drinking. I am a binge drinker that drinks once a month just before my period. Alcoholic Anonymous is the only answer I am getting. It has been helpful in the past, as I had 7 months of sobriety. As a binge drinker one or two nights a month, what do you think I should do, as I have found AA not the exact solution to my problems right now? Let me explain when, how, and why I drink. Please help!
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posted by Jewel98
on Apr 27, 2013 -
19 answers
My husband drinks too much, and I just attended my first Al-Anon meeting. I have some questions about it.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 17, 2013 -
18 answers
My dad is around 70 years old and has subsisted on a steady diet of shortbread cookies (those ones in the yellow box from the convenience store) and vanilla Ensure drinks for the past 2-3 years. How can we help him to help himself and eat real, nourishing food?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 8, 2013 -
33 answers
Happily one year and a few months sober, after close to a decade of progressively heavier drinking and self-destructive tendencies. After the first three months or so last year, dealing with the day to day of people having alcohol around me started to become much, much easier, until the past month or so, where the urge has hit me substantially harder. Seasonal? Just part of the territory?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 22, 2013 -
5 answers
She's important to me. She used to be so smart and so much fun to be around. I feel like I can't just walk away, and in any event, I don't want to. Help me figure out what to do. Avalanche of details to follow.
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posted by sevensnowflakes
on Jan 22, 2013 -
22 answers
How do I deal with preparing for a life with my boyfriend when I know he’s going to have to spend some time in jail for a DUI?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 12, 2012 -
16 answers
Is there anything I can do to help my alcoholic father? He is retired, getting older, and the issue is getting progressively worse.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 29, 2012 -
14 answers
What to do about a close friend who seems to have become an alcoholic--and cemented his new status of "repeatedly gets so drunk he black-outs" in my mind by telling me details of his sexual fantasies involving myself and his wife (my former best friend)? Bonus features: super long background story!
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 24, 2012 -
34 answers
Someone who I have never met personally but who has been very generous with me in the past is in an inpatient rehab facility (for alcohol). I'd like to send her a care package. What the heck should I include?
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posted by SeedStitch
on Sep 11, 2012 -
18 answers
I've got surgery coming up and Mom wants to be there for me. I don't want her there. How do I navigate this?
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posted by thrasher
on Jul 31, 2012 -
35 answers
My father in law is bipolar and self-medicating with alcohol. He is the sole carer for my house-bound mother in law. They live 5 hours’ drive away and they resist efforts to help them. How do I best cope with him? How do I practically help them both? Long and painful story below the cut.
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posted by little-egglplant
on Jul 16, 2012 -
9 answers
Posting for a friend who wishes to remain anonymous:
I am at the end of my third day of not drinking alcohol after 5-10 years (I’m not exactly sure how long it’s been) of drinking almost every day. I have some questions about withdrawal that I can't seem to find the answers to.
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posted by banishedimmortal
on Apr 23, 2012 -
23 answers
I made my alcoholic husband of 10 years leave a couple weeks ago. How to I be supportive, civil, and not lose my newly found sanity?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 5, 2012 -
27 answers
I don't want my parent's death due to substance abuse to appear on the family history section of my health records any more. How do I deal with this and what are the repercussions?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 31, 2012 -
19 answers
My troublemaker aunt is using my name to fill out forms. She has a long history of alcoholism and possibly some mental problems, and I have no way of contacting her other than Facebook (I think). How do I get her to stop? Is this illegal in any way?
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posted by two lights above the sea
on Jan 2, 2012 -
16 answers
What can I do to warn my father about the risk of acetaminophen overdose while he is abusing Norco? Harm reduction for my own dad?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 28, 2011 -
11 answers
I'm visiting my sick parents, and I need advice and options about how to take care of them while I am there, and how they can be cared for after I leave.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 15, 2011 -
8 answers
An aquaintance of mine works for a defense contractor company as has a fairly high security clearance. They also have a serious drinking problem and have admitted that they are an alcoholic. However, they are afraid to go for treatment because they are concerned that they will lose their security clearance as a result.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 30, 2011 -
25 answers
How can I help a friend with alcoholism who has tried nearly everything?
My friend is 34, female, bi-polar, suffers from depression, and has had alcohol problems since college. Multiple rehabs, jail time, medications, cognitive behavioral therapy, counseling, all the standard things have been tried at length but ultimately failed.
She would like nothing more than to be able to lead a normal life, but the addition is so strong that so far, this has not been possible.
What are some novel alternatives? For example, I've considered acupuncture, hypnosis, osteopathy, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
posted by anonymous
on Oct 26, 2011 -
9 answers
My dad is 63. He's been diagnosed with pancreatitis, but there are a whole host of complicating factors, for that and for everything else. I'm at pretty much the end of my tether. Some advice?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 17, 2011 -
5 answers
My best friend is a doctor in Miami (with a board-certified specialism) and he's having a nervous breakdown. He's afraid that if he checks himself into a mental hospital he'll lose his licence to practice medicine. I have couple of questions.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 14, 2011 -
12 answers
TL; DR: I think my marriage is at an end, and I need some coping strategies. May be the victim of visa fraud. No money for an attorney or another place to live. Help? Suck it up?
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posted by book 'em, danno
on Sep 7, 2011 -
39 answers
I'm a male student in my early 20's. I've never had a drink of anything, but now I'm coming off of the medication (for a physical illness) that was stopping me. My mom's family is full of alcoholics, and I have some hints of addictive tendencies myself. I'd like to start drinking. Should I?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 24, 2011 -
37 answers
Tips for quitting drinking, without making a huge deal out of it and still having a social life (other than AA and meetings).
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 18, 2011 -
44 answers
It's difficult for me to admit this, but alcohol has become a problem in my life. I can't rationalize it away anymore. I'm ready to just stop drinking, but I would like to hear stories from people about the positive benefits you noticed when you cut alcohol consumption way down or completely out of your life, either with or without help.
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posted by anonymous
on May 6, 2011 -
35 answers
I am attempting to curb my alcoholism, and I'm wondering if taking Naltrexone might be a good aid.
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posted by chmmr
on Apr 15, 2011 -
21 answers
My cousin is a lifelong alcoholic. Other than staying with friends, he is homeless. He has limited contact with the family and every attempt at sobriety has failed. He has a long history of arrests and jail time, all of which involve alcohol and alcohol-related offenses (shoplifting, public drinking and intoxication, et cetera). I need to find a
wet house in either the Los Angeles or Phoenix area.
No recommendations for AA or sobriety programs, please. It has been tried and he does not want that help.
posted by anonymous
on Mar 6, 2011 -
3 answers
I am looking for strong examples of people who were functional, positive contributors to society as drunks, who were able to accomplish even more after they stopped drinking.
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posted by perspicio
on Mar 5, 2011 -
28 answers
The person I’m seeing drinks frequently, and sometimes their drinking annoys me. It’s only a month into this relationship – what is the best way to either bring this up as a topic of conversation or to decide whether this is worth it?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2011 -
55 answers
My alcoholic parent is causing me stress and keeping me from living my life as well as focusing on my college work... What should I do?
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posted by tommyboy
on Feb 7, 2011 -
23 answers
What strategy should I adopt for a chemical dependency evaluation, in order to reduce the chance of being labelled "alcoholic?"
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 23, 2011 -
30 answers
