A Young Male Needs Counseling For His Extreme Depression, Relationship Difficulties, And For His Alcohol Dependency And Drug Addiction

Approximately eight months ago I had breakfast with a forty-seven-year-old man named Benjamin who suffers from severe depression, has relationship problems, and who is alcohol and drug dependent. As explained by Benjamin, it is his drug addiction and alcoholism and his extreme depression that has had the most to do with his perpetual relationship difficulties.

As stated by Benjamin, he is so defeated by his relationship issues and by both of his medical problems that he basically has little or no desire to accomplish much of anything. What is particularly unfortunate about this is that earlier in his life, Benjamin managed to finish one semester of grad school in psychology.

Benjamin's situation makes me wonder if he is an illustration of an individual who can look in the mirror and see his drinking problems and chemical dependency and do something meaningful about these problems. Or, conversely, if he is someone who has to hit rock-bottom before he gets drug and alcohol rehabilitation that results in long-term sobriety.

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

Third, Benjamin would learn to accept the fact that there is absolutely nothing positive about drug abuse and abusive and hazardous drinking. In a similar way, he would also learn that messing around with one or both of these unhealthy conditions is the route to deteriorating health, legal problems, shattered relationships, poor work and school performance, a premature death, and financial difficulties. Fourth, counseling for his depression and for his relationship problems might help him deal with these conditions more effectively and possibly create less of a need for him to engage in additive behavior. And finally,in rehabilitation he could also learn more about the different symptoms of alcoholism that he has manifested.

Since Benjamin lacks the ambition to do much of anything in his life, it is evident that he definitely needs a little hope for a healthier lifestyle. And the unfortunate 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 severe depression and drug addiction and alcoholism and remain in his treatment protocol.

Benjamin is clearly too young to be dejected in life. He doesn't understand this right now but if he can learn how to remove himself from alcohol and drugs via alcohol and drug rehabilitation and get the treatment he requires for his intense depression, he can turn his life around and start living with passion, direction, and with self-respect.

More positive relationships, constructive change, self respect, and a wonderful life are clearly a reality for Benjamin. But only if he can get inspired to obtain the medical treatment he needs, follow through with his treatment regimen, live his life in an alcohol and drug-free and healthy way, and learn how to foster a more positive attitude about his life.

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