| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Alcoholic brother threatening suicide | 11/20/2009 | Clyde |
Q: My name is Katrina and I am 21 years old. I have a brother who is 26 and has been suffering ...
A: Katrina, Thank you for your questions and for the explanation of the behaviors. In answer to ...
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| Alcoholic brother | 11/20/2009 | Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychologist |
Q: My name is Katrina and I am 21 years old. I have a brother who is 26 and has been suffering ...
A: That must be hard on you. I would say you are perfectly entitled to say that there will be no ...
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| Alcoholic brother over for Thanksgiving | 11/20/2009 | Druideck |
Q: My name is Katrina and I am 21 years old. I have a brother who is 26 and has been suffering ...
A: I know it is hard to watch someone you care about going downhill with alcoholism. It is important ...
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| characterics exhibited in an alcoholic | 11/19/2009 | Clyde |
Q: My husband of 2 years is a recovering alcoholic with 22 years of continuing sobriety. We have ...
A: Lisa, Thank you for the questions and for the lengthy explanation. These kind of questions are ...
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| Living with an alcoholic | 11/17/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I have been married to my alcoholic wife for over 29 years now. Through out the last 15 years I ...
A: Jack, Thank you for your questions. I can empathize with you as I have been on the other end ...
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| rehab | 11/15/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I have been with my boyfriend for almost a year in a half now.3 weeks ago he came clean to his ...
A: What's going on with your boyfriend is typical of any rehab -- there are restrictions -- and the ...
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| Periodic Drinking | 11/13/2009 | Clyde |
Q: When I was younger I drank a lot and also used other drugs. I went through a phase where I would ...
A: Chris, Thank you for your follow up comments. It helps to know a little more about your ...
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| Periodic Drinking | 11/13/2009 | Clyde |
Q: When I was younger I drank a lot and also used other drugs. I went through a phase where I would ...
A: Chris, Thank you for your question. It is an important one to seriously contemplate as you move ...
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| Relapse????? Any Hope | 11/12/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I reunited with my high school sweetheart almost two years ago after being apart for 11 years...Soon ...
A: As you know your boyfriend has multiple addictions and this is what we offten call having an ...
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| Concerned Sister Far Away | 11/12/2009 | Druideck |
Q: I am writting in regards to being a concerned sister who is living far from a serious problem in my ...
A: Merrie-Beth, I can see how frutrating it is to sense a problem and not be able to do much about it. ...
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| alcholics | 11/12/2009 | Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychologist |
Q: hey :) my dad is an alcoholic i am eighteen years of age and aye am still kidding myself on that my ...
A: An alcoholic is by definition a destroyer of human relationships. There s not much you can do, if ...
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| Alcoholic boyfriend | 11/10/2009 | Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychologist |
Q: I am 34 years old and feel at one of the lowest points in my life. I have been with my boyfriend for ...
A: I am familiar with the belief that loved one of alcoholic partners are called enablers. This is ...
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| boyfriend in recovery | 11/9/2009 | Amarnath.B |
Q: I have been in a relationship with an alcoholic for almost 2 years, at the beginning I didnt know he ...
A: I really do not know what to make out of this relationship that you are talking about. You may call ...
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| Addiction with Mental Health issues | 11/9/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: My 46-yr old brother is an addict with mental health issues. In addition to being in denial about ...
A: This is a real problem for both you and your mom. Unfortunately unless someone wants to get help you ...
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| Alcoholism | 11/8/2009 | Druideck |
Q: I'm sure that my husband is an alcoholic. He doesn't get drunk but he drinks everyday a six pack or ...
A: Ashley, I know how frustrating this is for you, I have been there personally. The first thing to ...
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| alcoholism | 11/7/2009 | Druideck |
Q: I'm not to sure how this goes but i have a few questions. I am with a great man but he's only great ...
A: Mandy, it is not so complex as you may think. He is an ill person and addicted to alcohol, this is ...
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| Drinking and the others around me | 11/7/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I have been with and lived with my boyfriend for almost 2 years now. He has since told me that he ...
A: It sounds as if you don't think that you have a problem with alcohol and so you don't really want to ...
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| alcohol poisoning | 11/5/2009 | Druideck |
Q: and thank you for being so generous with your expertise! My son says his high school friends claim ...
A: Elizabeth, the odd thing about the answers your son's friends are giving him is that vomiting is ...
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| My boyfriend is an alcoholic | 11/5/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: I am at a complete loss of what to do. I feel like an idiot because I have been through a close ...
A: I can hear the pain you feel realizing that you have replicated in your relationship with your ...
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| My boyfriend wants to stop drinking on his willpower, | 11/5/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I met my boyfriend 6 months ago.He used to drink a lot or everyday with his previous girlfriend and ...
A: It is possible for and alcoholic to stop drinking 'cold turkey', but since he's been drinking when ...
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| Guilt after divorcing alcoholic husband | 11/4/2009 | Amarnath.B |
Q: My divorce was final in August of 2008. My ex-husband and I were married for 28 years. When we ...
A: It is very sad that you are also one of the many thousands of women who have been entrapped in a ...
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| Behavior of an alcoholic when sober | 11/4/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I think my mother-in-law is an alcoholic. Since my father-in-laws death last year, she has resorted ...
A: It seems to me, that your mother-in-law does have a drinking problem -- so when she stops, she's ...
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| Start drinking again? | 11/3/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I have 25 years of sobriety. Would really like to start drinking in social situations, or having a ...
A: Barry, Thank you for the question. In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous there is a story ...
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| Can an alcoholic drink again? | 11/3/2009 | Amarnath.B |
Q: I am an alcoholic with 25 years of sobriety. I am also a casualty of the economic downturn and have ...
A: The famous AA slogan ‘once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic’ is self explanatory. No, you can ...
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| Is boyfriend an alcoholic? | 11/3/2009 | Druideck |
Q: . I'll try to keep this brief, but I feel it's important to get as many details as possible into ...
A: Lara, often people that grow up in alcoholic homes have poor communication skills. They have to ...
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| alcoholism in the family | 11/1/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: What is your clinical impression of how substance abuse can be viewed as a coping mechanism and as ...
A: The common view of substance abuse is that there's no one reason for it. There are different ...
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| my husband is an alcoholic | 11/1/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: I have been married to a great man(when he's sober) for 8 years and have 3 beautiful girls and a ...
A: I am so sorry that you have to experience the pain of living with a man whom you love but who is an ...
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| alcoholism and control | 10/31/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: I've been with my fiance for 6 years, and I always thought he was just a social drinker until about ...
A: I must condition these comments by saying that they are based on the assumption that your fiance is ...
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| Beer belly | 10/30/2009 | Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychologist |
Q: I am worried about my husband. He used to be a heavy drinker, getting pissed at least once a week. ...
A: Beer has a reputation of putting on a big belly. Besides if you have a drinking problem you are ...
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| Beer belly | 10/30/2009 | Druideck |
Q: I am worried about my husband. He used to be a heavy drinker, getting pissed at least once a week. ...
A: Vanessa, There are many causes for the "Beer belly" and most of them are not beer. However, liver ...
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| Is boyfriend an alcoholic? | 10/28/2009 | Druideck |
Q: . I'll try to keep this brief, but I feel it's important to get as many details as possible into ...
A: Lara, it is common to have some doubts when living with a problem drinker. The denial of the person ...
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| Is boyfriend an alcoholic? | 10/28/2009 | Clyde |
Q: . I'll try to keep this brief, but I feel it's important to get as many details as possible into ...
A: Lara, Thank you for the lengthy explanation and for your questions. It is perhaps hard to ...
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| Guilt | 10/28/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: I hope my question is quick. I am in my early 40's and have had a rocky relationship with a girl in ...
A: It is indeed very painful to end a relationship with someone you love, even though you know it is ...
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| Fed up with Alcoholic Husband | 10/28/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I have been married to my alcoholic husband for over 15 years now. Through out the 15 years I have ...
A: Jaime, Thank you for your question and for some idea of his behaviors. He certainly exhibits ...
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| Alcoholic Girlfriend? | 10/27/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I've been dating a girl for 2 years now and I'm thinking that she could be an alcoholic. First off ...
A: R. H. Thank you for your description of your girlfriends' behaviors and for the questions. I ...
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| dealing withan alcoholic parent | 10/27/2009 | Druideck |
Q: I've read a few questions that have been posted, but nothing is every the same as your own issues. ...
A: Caughleigh, I know these situations that involve parents or other family members are difficult. It ...
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| alcoholism | 10/27/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: My husband is an alcoholic. He also is a very productive person- very good job- not too many see ...
A: Because the holidays are right around the corner, I wouldn't make changes right now. All the family ...
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| Recovery and Mental/physical issues | 10/24/2009 | Jan Edward Williams |
Q: I quit drinking three weeks ago with the aide of my doctor and have slowly started to feel ...
A: Please excuse the delay in responding to your question. Chronic excessive alcohol use adversely ...
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| Brain function during recovery | 10/24/2009 | Beverley Glazer |
Q: I quit drinking three weeks ago with the aide of my doctor and have slowly started to feel ...
A: Congratulations for not drinking for 3 weeks. It's not easy. By now the fog should be clearing, ...
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| transferrence of addiction | 10/24/2009 | Clyde |
Q: I've been married to my husband for 9 years and have been with him for a total of 20 years. I found ...
A: Linda, Thank you for the follow up to your earlier question. Yes, it could be useful but keep ...
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