Posts Tagged ‘domestic violence’

Question by : General addiction support?
I have what I believe to be an addiction, but it does not fall into the regular “groups” (Drugs, Alcohol, Sex/Porn, etc). Are there any general addiction support groups where I could seek peer aid?

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Answer by kim s
It’s kinda hard to help if we don’t know what the addiction is. But there might be a support group for it. Maybe try googling it instead.

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MOTHER'S SUPPORT WAS INSPIRATION FOR ELEANOR'S PLACE

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Alcohol abuse treatment centers all across the United States help people recover from the debilitating effects of heavy drinking and alcohol abuse. Their efforts translate to bringing down the figure of some 43% of Americans that have been exposed to alcoholism in their families, and toward doing away with the three out of four cases of domestic violence reported with origins that root from alcohol use.

The dangers of alcohol dependency are far-reaching. A person dependent on alcohol can experience dramatic shifts in one’s mood and demeanor. When inebriated, the patient may experience lapses in judgment, as well as rational thinking. When deprived of alcohol, said patients can rapidly ‘crash’ and become incapable of being a functional member of society. They are prone to bouts of depression, anxiety and stress, among other behavioral factors. Physically, sufferers of alcohol abuse are prone to diseases to one’s liver, and in the long term abuse of alcohol can be a cause of liver cancer.

Question by Kitty: How well do “Domestic Violence Repeat Offender Programs” work?
My husband reached a plea agreement and they are putting him into a program with batterer’s counseling 3X a week and meetings with his probation officer 2X week.

Does anyone know how well these programs work, and what I should expect?

Thank you!!

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Answer by Abuser
I don’t think there is too much evidence that they work. But you can always hope.

Some times dogooders who recommend these things have no idea if it will help. Like that scared straight program, most of those kids went to jail anyway.

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Question by burnside 2020: I definitely do not qualify for a security clearance. If I joined the military, what “cool” stuff can I do?
I have way too many disqualifying factors to even get considered for a secret clearance and above:

In the last seven years,
– I smoked marjuana over 2000 times in my life.
– I’ve done ecstacy about 30 times.
– I’ve done LSD about 6 times and magic mushrooms about 8 times.
– I’ve done cocaine one time and meth about 5 times.
– I’ve pretty much abused every single drug (except heroin) but I’ve been clean for over a year now.

Also,
– I got arrested for minor in possession of alcohol and completed “treatment”, which is what they called it.
– I got away with two DUIs (never charged)
– All my friends are junkies (except for me)
– I have bipolar disorder and/or borderline personality disorder.

Question by grapesgum: Is it common for adoption workers to misuse the term “birthmother”?
I thought that “birthmother” was a term used by the adoption industry to refer to a woman who had surrendered her parental rights thereby making the child available for adoption. Yet I constantly see any expectant mother who considers adoption called a “birthmother”. Sometimes a woman who has chosen to parent is still called a “birthmother”.

I assume that adoptive parents learn the misuse of the birthmother term from adoption workers. In fact, I have read that some adoptive parents are very dismayed when they are told by their adoption worker that they MUST address their presentation letters with the term “Dear Birthmother”.

So three questions:

Is my understanding of the term “birthmother” correct? “A woman who has signed away her rights as a mother”

Question by angel_x: Unless you have experience involving depression,anxiety, trauma etc you have no place being a counselor?
Do you agree or disagree? I had counselors in my time who just didn’t have the emotional depth or the experience to understand me at all. The worst are the middle aged ones who’ve been successfully put through the system and lived normal happy lives. Nice childhood, good school, university, marriage, kids, good respectable job working with “troubled” young people.