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Menopause and Alcohol Abuse - Another Overlooked Element in Women's Alcohol Treatment

Many Midlife Changes Contribute to Alcohol Abuse

For some women the onset of alcohol abuse coincides with the changes in hormone levels that signal the start of perimenopause - changes that we may be unaware of in the earliest stages. When this is combined with other stresses in our lives - job changes, health concerns, children leaving home - we can find ourselves abusing alcohol for the first time in our lives.

One Woman's Experience With The Non 12 Step 5-Day Outpatient Alcoholism Treatment Program

We are very grateful to our client for so kindly offering to keep a diary of her experience participating in our 5-day Women's Outpatient Alcoholism Treatment program and also for allowing us to share her experiences with you. - Mary Ellen and Ed

The night before I was supposed to meet Mary Ellen and Ed, to start my alcoholism treatment program, I could not help but drink as much alcohol as I could ingest. I felt like I was being defiant and also completely in control, because I was deliberately getting drunk. It was my choice. However, I drank myself into yet another blackout.

Alcohol Treatment For Women - Effective Non 12 Step Alternatives to AA

By Dr. Mary Ellen Barnes

"Powerlessness" Teaches You to Be A Victim

You've probably heard about "powerlessness." It's a founding principal of AA, the "First Step" of 12-Steps, and virtually every treatment regimen in the U.S. Believing it is also the biggest predictor of relapse and one reason newcomers to AA have a binge rate 4 - 7 times higher than before they ever walked through the door.

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Great, He Quit Drinking - When Will He Recover? - Why The Families of Alcoholics Need AA Alternatives

By Dr. Mary Ellen Barnes

You May Never Get Him Back

"I thought when he quit drinking…," or "The program he went through says he's successful, but…?" and "Is this all I have to look forward to?" The words vary but the underlying question is pretty much the same, "He was a drunk, now he's a 'recovering alcoholic.' When's he going to get over it?"

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