A Young Male Requires Therapy For His Severe Depression, Relationship Problems, And For His Drug Addiction And Alcohol Dependency

Around three months ago I had breakfast with a thirty-three-year-old man named Benjamin who suffers from extreme depression, has relationship problems, and who is drug and alcohol dependent. As stated by Benjamin, it is his alcohol and drug dependency and his intense depression that has had the most to do with his endless relationship problems.

As articulated by Benjamin, he is so overwhelmed by his relationship issues and by both of his medical problems that he essentially has no impetus to complete much of anything. What is especially sad about this is that earlier in his life, Benjamin completed three semesters of grad school in theology.

Benjamin's situation makes me wonder if he is an example of an individual who can look within and perceive his chemical dependency and drinking problems and do something positive about these problems. Or, to the contrary, if he is someone who has to hit rock-bottom before he gets addiction treatment that results in long lasting recovery.

It may be asked how treatment would help his alcohol and drug addiction. For starters, there are several newly created doctor-prescribed drugs that can help Benjamin avoid an alcohol or a drug relapse, help him through the alcohol and drug detox process, and help him through his withdrawal symptoms. Second, in counseling he could also learn more about his alcoholism symptoms and also about the various stages of alcoholism.

Third, Benjamin would learn to acknowledge the fact that there is completely nothing healthy about drug abuse and careless drinking. In a similar manner, he would also learn that engaging in one or both of these unhealthy circumstances is the map to legal problems, poor work and school performance, shattered relationships, financial difficulties, deteriorating health, and possibly a premature death. Fourth, counseling for his depression and for his relationship difficulties might help him deal with these conditions more effectively and perhaps create less of a need for him to engage in additive behavior. And finally, in rehab he could also learn more about the different symptoms of alcoholism that he has displayed.

Since Benjamin lacks the drive to do much of anything in his life, it is obvious that he desperately needs a little hope for a more fulfilling lifestyle. And the sad thing is that hope is all around Benjamin if he could only get to the point in life to get the treatment he needs for his mental illness and addiction and stay with his treatment routine.

Benjamin is simply too young to be defeated in life. He doesn't understand this at the moment but if he can learn how to stay away from alcohol and drugs via drug and alcohol therapy and get the counseling he needs for his severe depression, he can turn his life around and start living with passion, self-respect, and direction.

More positive relationships, positive change, self respect, and a meaningful life are certainly a reality for Benjamin. But only if he can become motivated to get the medical rehab he needs, follow through with his treatment regimen, live his life in a healthy and addiction-free way, and learn how to acquire a more positive attitude about his existence.

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