35. Thought-provoking quotes from various sources...

By Tom O'Connell

Looking back into research archives, I find thought-provoking insights that enhance understanding of addiction and other mental health issues. Consider these quotes:

SOBRIETY CAN UPSET FAMILY BALANCE: "Unfortunately, sobriety cannot guarantee peaceful, honest, or intimate family relationships. Ironically, sobriety upsets the 'normal' balance of the alcoholic family."

--Cathleen Brooks, Professional Counselor, Mar/Apr 1988

RELAPSE "PHENOMENON": "Relapse is not considered a treatment failure, but rather a phenomenon of the disease in progressive recovery from chemical dependency."

--R. Lightman & J. Wagman, The Almacan, May 1988

RESTORING TRUST: "It is the gentle understanding of another person that enables the individual to start trusting again, thus allowing him to finally reach out for help."

--Doug Morgan, Alcoholism & Addiction, Mar/Apr 1988

WOMEN, PMS & ALCOHOL: "The biggest pitfalls are the failure to detect hidden sources of sugar in the diet and the repeated use of substances such as citrus juice and alcohol..." --J. Martorano & M. Morgan, EAP Digest, Sept/Oct 1987

RECOVERY: "Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain."

--John Bradshaw, Focus, Feb/Mar 1988

SELF-ESTEEM IN ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: "You've got to understand that your own worth is the only thing that's important, your own worth in terms of who you are right this minute..." --Suzanne Somers, Changes, Mar/Apr 1988

HEADACHES & DRUGS: "...the headache patient who is a candidate for drug addiction...is passive, seeking help in the form of drugs rather than psychotherapy or lifestyle and attitude changes."

--B. Swerdlow, The Journal, Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, May 1, 1988

ALCOHOLISM & WOMEN: "Alcoholism and alcohol-related problems have increased markedly in the United States in the last 20 years...especially among women."

--Robert Zimmerman, U.S. Journal, July 1988

PASSIVE SMOKING: "Those athletes who were currently exposed to passive smoking had a four times greater incidence of impaired pulmonary function and/or cough compared with unexposed athletes." --G. Tsimoyianis et al, DATA, Brown U., Jan 1988

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