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Hi, I'm Joe Cuenco, with Family Resources. Today, we're going to be talking about how
breaking up, may create some additional problems, for some. We're specifically talking about
how divorce, might lead to alcoholism. The most important thing that you have to consider,
is to assure yourself that you have self worth, and this is a very important thing, for you
to go ahead and pursue, trying to fight off this type of an issue, and dealing with this
failure. Alcoholism is typically something, that most people don't' fight off, or address
by their own, and what I'm saying, is that people typically will need to get some type
of counseling, some type of support, and help, professional help, to deal with the situation,
because not only are you dealing with the addiction, you're also dealing with probably
the loss of self respect, dealing with other losses associated with the breakup. It may
be a lack of confidence. You may be angry, and suffering other situations, that may just
further complicate the entire thing, that you're feeling, so realistically what one
needs to do in this situation, is join a support group. There are Alcoholics Anonymous or other
groups. Just be among friends and family, who are supportive, to help you work through
things of this nature, and it's also important to replace this drinking, or the time that
you spend drinking, with more positive things. Get into a hobby, read, maybe do some volunteering
work, or something more beneficial, something that is going to help yourself. Internally,
it's also very important to go ahead and build your self-esteem. Rebuild the self-confidence
that you might have lost, and build your inner strength and character, and you might do this
by doing some reading, looking at some self-help books, and other things that are valuable,
to help you build your character. You want to put this thing behind you. You want to
come out of it a survivor, but also recognize that you were the victim here, and you need
to overcome this issue, and there are plenty of people, willing to help you do this. You
have a good support group, and that is where you need to draw strength from, and that's
how we combat alcoholism, caused by divorce. I'm Joe Cuenco, with Family Resources, Relationships
For Life.