MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'alcoholic family'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:50:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302288&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FtI6xyf80gfQ%2F Recovery Is Sexy has had a record year in visitors and page views. Here are the 15 most popular posts in 2010.10 Reasons for Low Libido12-Step Speaker Tape Links5 Ways to Please Your Man In BedAddictive RelationshipsAddictive Thinking, Stinking ThinkingAlcohol & SexualityAlcoholic Family RolesSensual MassageSex for Men Over 50Sexuality in SobrietyStinking ThinkingThirteenth SteppingTwelve Step SponsorshipWomen’s Sexual ArousalWomen’s Sexual Fantasies- Share, print or e-mail this articleThirteenth SteppingStinking ThinkingAddictive Thinking, Stinking ThinkingDistorted, Stinking Thinking (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302288 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:45:00 +0100 4302288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816774&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FiKKUWVaTWEg%2F Do you have a alcoholic spouse? Have you tried to do an alcohol intervention for your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife and they walked out? From my experience as a psychiatrist specializing in addiction, an alcohol intervention is DRAMATIC! Yesterday, I was involved in an alcohol intervention with a young man with a drinking problem and his parents. It was one hairy day!  Here is the story… An “alcoholic family”  brought their 28 year old for an evaluation several weeks ago (neither parent drinks). He had gone to rehab (addiction treatment center) in the last year, but relapsed. After rehab, he quit his antidepressant and started drinking again. He became suicidal. I prescribed a medication to prevent symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, started him on an antidepressant, ... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816774 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:50:48 +0100 3816774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816776&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FmlUh7z215e4%2F Are you married to an alcoholic? Does your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife put their sobriety first? Does it feel as though their sobriety comes before your relationship? This is very common. Here are 5 common reactions to your alcoholic spouse’s new sobriety. You resent your alcoholic spouse spending so much time going to Alcoholic Anonymous meetings. It takes time away from your marriage and your family. Your alcoholic spouse is as obsessed with sobriety as they were with drinking alcohol. You feel left out of your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife’s sobriety because their main support is from outside the family (12 step meetings). You feel guilty that you are having these feelings because they are finally getting clean and sober which you have wanted for so long. You... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816776 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:51:53 +0100 3816776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3737303&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2F0D9NKIcgDoE%2F Does your alcoholic wife drink as much a Lindsay Lohan? Does she ever mix alcohol with pain pills or Xanax?  Does she deny having a drinking problem? Here are 10 alcoholism signs: Does she need more and more alcohol to feel the effects she used to (feel intoxicated)? Does your alcoholic wife get defensive if someone confronts her about her excessive drinking? Does she look forward to drinking during the day? Does your alcoholic spouse drink to relax? Has she quit participating in her usual activities? Does your alcoholic wife ever lie about how much she drinks? Has she ever had black outs from drinking? Liver problems? Seizures? Has her job or role as a mom or wife  been affected by her excessive drinking? Has she tried to quit drinking alcohol or cut down, but has not been successful? ... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3737303 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:32:40 +0100 3737303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3724584&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FOB5VR960wUw%2F Well- today is July 4th. Other families can’t wait for a 3 day week-end. They associate July 4th with family time, barbeque with friends, sleeping in… Not your family. When you have an alcoholic family, 3 day week-ends are a nightmare. You dread them. Here is a description of what your July 4th may shape up to be: Your alcoholic husband is already hung over from July 3rd! Your family is going to a barbeque this afternoon or you are giving one.  Your alcoholic husband has promised not to “get drunk” in front of your parents and friends. However, as the afternoon wears on, he has drunk so many beers you have lost count. His speech is a little slurred and he is talking too loud. As usual, you are so embarrassed by him you want to crawl under a rock. Your kids look to... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3724584 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:17:51 +0100 3724584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721972&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FPqPRCcYV4hY%2F A number of people suffering from alcoholism cannot afford treatment, especially if they have lost their job and lost their benefits. Some people are in a bind because they can’t even afford to see a psychiatrist or even a psychologist. As you know, an alcoholic family suffers issues that affect every member of the family on a deep level. Don’t lose hope. Here are some free options for your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife to get the help they need:  12 step meetings are free. Here are some 12 step programs: Alcoholics Anonymous meetings (AA). AA meetings are in all major cities and have a variety of locations with different choices of times. It is a spiritually based program. Online Alcoholic Anonymous meetings called ‘intherooms.com”. I encourage this webs... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721972 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:30:39 +0100 3721972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714453&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FrTo1Ry-HPrc%2F The typical alcoholic family that I encounter in my psychiatric practice is when there is an alcoholic wife or alcoholic husband who have children. Sometimes both parents are alcoholic which is a nightmare for their kids. Here are the most common characteristics of an alcoholic family: Chaotic and full of drama- For example: the alcoholic parent may pass out on the front lawn. There is a lot of yelling and screaming on a daily basis. An alcoholic spouse may become violent when drunk. The non-addict spouse or the children get blamed by the alcoholic parent, “I wouldn’t drink so much if you didn’t nag me”, “I wouldn’t drink so much if you were a better kid”… The alcoholic parent cannot be relied on. They do not always pick their children up ... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714453 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:56:03 +0100 3714453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3672057&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FNg-NT4yhwuI%2F Are you living with an alcoholic? Do you have children at home? At first, your spouse may have been “abusing alcohol”, but life did not “center” around alcohol. However, over time, their alcohol consumption has increased. Somehow, both your lives now center around alcohol. You have become an “alcoholic family”. Here are typical characteristics of an alcoholic family: Your alcoholic spouse has quit participating in family activities because they are hungover or can’t be relied on to “show up”. You are in a caretaker role. You feel like a single parent. You feel like you are ” parenting” your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife. Your children do not invite friends in an attempt to “hide” what their home life is li... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3672057 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:36:14 +0100 3672057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3625788&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FjCjvSOQs7vo%2F Are you married to an alcoholic spouse? Having an alcoholic wife, especially if you have children is extremely disruptive. Nowadays, there are multiple stresses that women bear including: Balancing work and family. There are many more dual income families, yet the responsibility for childcare and domestic duties still falls primarily on women. Women have a harder time moving up in the workplace because they are still competing in a “man’s world”. Women spend a lot of time “chaffeuring” their children to various activities which can get overwhelming when they are doing this for several children. Also, keeping a household running and keeping everything organized is a never-ending job and can feel unfulfilling. Divorce- there is a 50-60% divorce rate in t... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3625788 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:44:12 +0100 3625788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3590504&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FPck5U97nb_w%2F Does your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife refuse to acknowledge they have an alcohol problem and/or refuse to do anything about it? The tough part of this is their alcohol problem has become your biggest problem because it impacts your life and your children’s life daily. Your “alcoholic family” is falling apart. What if you have tried talking to your alcoholic spouse multiple times and despite many promises, nothing has changed? What can you do?It’s probably time to arrange an alcoholic intervention. A professional interventionist does the best job of coordinating and leading an intervention. An alcoholic intervention is complex. Usually family members and close friends of your alcoholic spouse are included. Every one involved writes a letter addressing what yo... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3590504 Sat, 22 May 2010 22:08:43 +0100 3590504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3566817&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FdTJqTqJOn0Y%2F Does your alcoholic spouse love alcohol more than you? The most common theme I hear as a psychiatrist treating alcohol problems and drug addiction is how selfish an alcoholic husband or an alcoholic wife can be. Even people whose  alcoholic spouses have died of alcoholism are still incredibly angry at them for the selfishness they showed during their life. Do you feel like your alcoholic spouse doesn’t love you enough or that you are not worthwhile enough for them to stop drinking? What a terrible feeling! Behind all the anger and frustration you feel is usually a deep sadness at your core and a feeling of uncertainty that you have driven your alcoholic spouse to drink, in some way. Here are examples of typical selfish “alcoholic behavior” that you probably are enduring:... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3566817 Fri, 14 May 2010 13:28:03 +0100 3566817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3534114&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2F2IjwM9y5Mk8%2F An alcoholic wife is very disruptive for a family, especially if children are involved. Here’s the bottom line: an alcoholic wife or alcoholic mom is less likely to seek help for excessive drinking than an alcoholic husband. One third of alcoholics in our country are women- it is a very significant problem. Children are deeply affected and their safety is jeopardized if their alcoholic mom is picking them up from school “under the influence”. What are the main reasons an alcoholic wife/alcoholic mom drinks? She drinks … to fill the void. She gets bored with the drudgery of cleaning up, household chores, and being the chaffeur. because she feels overwhelmed and anxious. She is trying to juggle her role as a mom, wife, and possibly even a professional. because she fe... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3534114 Tue, 04 May 2010 19:20:52 +0100 3534114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526957&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2F2nSBUIzS5fw%2F (If you want additional help turning your marriage around click here to register for my free report on, “The 5 Most Effective Ways To Turn Your Marriage Around To Your Alcoholic Spouse. It may save your family’s life. The information in this report gives you very simple strategies that could very well save your marriage). Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Buzz up! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Reddit Share this on Mixx Post this to MySpace Share this on Tumblr (Source: Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help) Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526957 Sun, 02 May 2010 14:00:49 +0100 3526957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429463&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FasVuJ34aBbM%2F Are you married to an alcoholic wife or alcoholic husband? If so, do you put up with behaviors that most of your friends and family would be appalled to to find out that you do? For example, does your alcoholic spouse not call you if he/she is late from work? Does he/she stumble in plastered at all hours of the night? Does he/she miss work or neglect the kids because of being hung over? Here are 5 other examples of “alcoholic behavior”: Lying. Hiding alcohol. Denial that he/she has a problem with alcohol. Not responsible about domestic/job/relationship actviites. Doesn’t participate in the family. You most likely have taken over many of your alcoholic spouse’s responsibilities. Do you resent this? Are you surprised over what has happened to your marriage? Do you f... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429463 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:21:15 +0100 3429463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416348&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FleBkt9NTKT4%2F When you first got married, your husband enjoyed drinking beer here or there and you most likely drank with him. Now he drinks on a daily basis and drinks a lot. Are you wondering how you ended up with an alcoholic spouse? What leads someone to become alcohol dependent in the first place? How come he has developed an alcohol problem and you haven’t? (For additional help turning your situation around, click here to register for my free special report on, The 5 Most Effective Ways To Turn Your Marriage Around To Your Alcoholic Spouse. It may save your family’s life. The information in this report gives you very simple strategies that could very well save your marriage). Here are the 6 most common reasons that someone develops an alcohol problem: Genetic predisposition toward ... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416348 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:39:01 +0100 3416348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3247080&cid=t_328410_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FeMKSi0uKrnY%2F We examined the processes through which 20 committed members (aged 29-52 yrs) of self-help groups for adult children of alcoholics experience alterations in their perceptions of family of origin. Results suggest that world view transformation in the family of origin domain involves; learning to define the family as pathological, assigning responsibility for this pathology to a disease, forgiving oneself, accepting that one was adversely affected by the family’s problem, and ultimately learning to accept one’s parents’ shortcomings. Humphreys, Keith. World view change in Adult Children of Alcoholics/Al-Anon self-help groups: Reconstructing the alcoholic family. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. Vol 46(2), Apr 1996, 255-263. See also; ACOA’s have Streng... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3247080 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:15:54 +0100 3247080