Alcohol Addiction Counseling
As a recovering addict and alcoholic myself, I really
enjoy working with folks around the symptomatic use of
either alcohol or drugs as well as process or activity
behaviors such as the abusive use of sex.
Because I am
in recovery myself, I do not believe it is helpful to
take a judgmental approach to these situations. Rather,
I think it is so much more productive to explore the
why and how we are attempting to talk to ourselves through
these naturally self-soothing behaviors. Understanding
the anatomy of our symptomatic behaviors helps us understand
what the deeper need is and the deeper pain we are most likely
struggling with in our lives.
From my own personal and
professional experience, I have come to understand that
every addiction has its own unique signature. For instance,
I think many times, alcohol is an escape we use to deal with
perfectionist expectations we might have of others and ourselves.
The same can be said for the use of recreational or prescription
drugs.
In the end, following the old counseling dictum, "ally
yourself with the symptom" because investigation is always
more productive than condemnation.