Sentences with phrase «relatives of an alcoholic»

This is especially true of the spouse or other relative of the alcoholic who has not recognized the illness.

Counseling with the spouse or other relatives of an alcoholic who is not yet open to help, is essentially crisis counseling.

However, much that is said will apply to other close relatives of alcoholics who seek help — husbands, parents, grown children, etc..

Of these, 40.5 percent had been related as close friends or relatives of the alcoholic they had known.

Not exact matches

The central functions of the local councils are education and prevention, but their Information Centers also advise with alcoholics, relatives, and others concerning finding treatment in their community.

The pastor's responsibility is usually to be of all the help that he can both to the alcoholic and his spouse (or other relative).

By withdrawing the dependency shields and allowing the alcoholic to experience the pain of being «clobbered by reality,» the relative or counselor allows the teeter - totter to tilt toward getting help.

Third, the minister can arrange for him to get acquainted with an experienced and accepting AA member who may serve as a bridge to feeling at home in an AA group [In a study of factors which produce «readiness» for affiliation with AA, Harrison M. Trice discovered that alcoholics with the following characteristics tend to relate effectively to AA: Before contact with AA, they often shared troubles with others, had lost drinking friends, had heard positive things about AA, had no relative or friend who had quit through willpower.

In short, his ability to implement strategies in all five areas — education, prevention, community outreach, helping alcoholics and their families — will be influenced by the relative presence or absence of the therapeutic attitude.

How often the alcoholic or his relative says in retrospect, «If I had only been aware of the early symptoms, I could have looked for help rather than trying to fight it through myself.»

Trey Edward Shults) «This hilariously harrowing portrait of a family reunion ruined by an alcoholic relative and too many dogs is told with verve and lunacy and features a top - notch performance by Krisha Fairchild, the director's own aunt.

The experience of many folks (including me and all my relatives) is that abusive alcoholics commonly proclaim precisely this self - serving «factoid» excuse.

Alateen is for teenage relatives and friends of alcoholics.

AA meetings in Houston Al Anon Homepage (Has Links to Meetings) The Al - Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope, in order to solve their common problems.

The Al - Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope, in order to solve their common problems.