It is not uncommon in Houston, Texas for people to meet after work for a drink, catch up with an old friend at a bar, or party it up on a Saturday night. With this environment of fun and partying going on this Texas city, it can be tough to know when drinking has crossed the line into problematic. If you or someone you love needs help recovering from alcoholism, The Arbor is one of the top Texas rehab programs. Proudly serving Houstonians, The Arbor is the perfect sanctuary to begin healing.
Of course, the first step in getting help is admitting you have a problem. Or if it is not you who is struggling, but someone you know and care about, getting him or to agree to treatment can be no small feat. Confronting someone with your concerns about their drinking can instigate several different reactions. An intervention can be the best and clearest way to get someone to accept help who may be in need.
Intervention: the first step towards Alcohol Rehab
An intervention is when a group of people gather together a present a united plea for someone they love to get help. As directed by a professional interventionist, an intervention has a few different parts – the first is that each family member reads a letter expressing how much they love the addict and how much they truly care for her or him. Second, the letter from each family member shares their feelings about the behavior of the alcoholic. Next, everyone involved has the opportunity to share how he or she has seen alcohol abuse change the addict fundamentally. Finally, an ultimatum is given: the person can either go to rehab, or their family says they want nothing more to do with him or her.
Am I an alcoholic?
Here are some questions only you can answer to determine whether or not you have a problem with alcohol abuse:
Do you try and control or manage your drinking and fail?
Many alcoholics, or those struggling with alcohol abuse, attempt many times to stop drinking on their own – or may have tried to detox from alcohol or quit entirely, only to find themselves needing one more drink. Or one drink turns into many, numerous times.
Do you feel guilty or ashamed when you drink, or actions that result from your drinking?
An alcoholic or someone struggling with alcohol abuse often wakes up the morning following a night out of drinking with a familiar sense of dread, anxiety that follows regret from previous action or lack of remembering what happened.
Do you “black out” often or have complete lapses in your memory of what happened while you were drinking?
If you often drink to the point of blacking out, you may have a problem with binge drinking and alcohol abuse.
Do you lie to others, hide your drinking from them or have family members or friends that have expressed concerns about your drinking?
If people around you have commented on your drinking or asked you to get help, it may be time to heed their request. When a person starts abusing alcohol, he or she tends to hide their drinking from others – telling someone you only had one drink when the truth is much greater, or drinking at inappropriate times, like at work or on lunch break.
If you have any of these signs of alcoholism, it may be time for you to get help. Many people choose to go to treatment near to their home, others would like to get as far away as possible. For those of you in or near Houston that need help, The Arbor is here for you and has an active presence in your city. Alcoholism is a disease – start on your road to recovery by reaching out for help.