Topic: defense mechanisms
Why Alcoholic People Resist Help
The first step in knowing how to deal with husband, wife, or other person we love who has alcoholism is understanding the facts about alcohol abuse and the reasons alcoholic people resist help.
Topics: barriers to recovery, defense mechanisms, enabling and provoking, getting help, intervention, Introduction to Intervention, stigma
Alcoholic Defenses
Even if such arguments have stymied you for decades, it’s quite possible, with a little coaching, to deal with them effectively in future.
Topics: Alcoholic Defenses, defense mechanisms, intervention, What Keeps Alcoholics and Addicts From Getting Help
What Keeps Alcoholic and Addicted People From Getting Help
We can’t control the alcoholic/ addict, but we’re not powerless. Some things we can do (and stop doing) to help them listen to something besides the addiction…
Topics: barriers to recovery, consequences, defense mechanisms, enabling and provoking, getting help, stigma, What Keeps Alcoholics and Addicts From Getting Help
