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Rebuilding trust is no easy feat but if you have a friend or family member willing to let you crash on the couch, you will have to do just that temporarily.

“It’s too much like doing your taxes,” was her verdict.  That’s probably the worst thing I’ve heard anyone say about psychotherapy.

Do what you promised, regardless of employee or the job they hold. Fairness is important, and fairness is a perception.

As control erodes, the drinker redoubles efforts to regain it. Some resort to “white-knuckle” abstinence, giving up alcohol for a while, just to prove to themselves or someone else that they can.

Partners of addicted people may have difficulty leaving or setting boundaries because they do not wish to be rejected or hated by their partner.

Some approaches are better than others at helping an individual identify what works for them in understanding their disease and establishing a stable recovery.

“All my friends drink,” someone says. There’s a reason for that.

Obviously, being able to give your own business a five star rating on a supposedly independent consumer website could be construed as an unfair advantage.

It’s sometimes said that the justified ones are by far the most dangerous. They’re the most difficult to let go of, and the most likely to develop into an obsession.

…provoking is behavior that encourages a return to use.