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Advice for Helping a Friend Who Just Revealed She's an Alcoholic
Asked by C.D. from Raleigh
on August 20, 2011
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Last weekend, a dear friend told me that she's an alcoholic. I was very surprised - I had noticed that her behavior had changed lately, but she's also struggling with...
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- quick answer. Go with her to an alanon meeting, or more than one. I took my friend once for the same exact reason and i think the only thing a friend can do is lend em...
- Why don't you start by asking her , what she needs from you . Let her set her own boundaries for awhile and see how that goes. You tell her your concerns and come up w...
- Alcoholics can't EVER drink again. Not a drop. She is saying that, to justify drinking. Plain and simple. She is still in this very deep. It's normal to have set backs...
Tasting Pennies...
Asked by M.A. from Houston
on March 7, 2011
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I have been on The South Beach Diet....its a new life for me...(lost 18 lbs) I always taste pennies in my mouth. Especially when its meal time. I totally get that I ha...
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- You are missing copper in your system. Trace minerals are important. Go get a B complex with trace minerals in it. Get a brand that is known to be good like Solgar ...
- You haven't been taking zinc tablets or some other cold medicine with zinc in it have you? And I know that is one antibiotic that can give a metallic taste. Other than...
- Pennies have no taste for me. lol Are you saying you have a metallic tastein your mouth? If so, I recommend you talk with your doctor. This can mean that you have ...
Seeking Advice on Alchoholism
Asked by T.M. from Madison
on June 27, 2009
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My husband is an alchoholic, he is never stumbling drunk and I can never really tell when hes been drinking and he is not abusive or mean in any way, but he does drink...
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- My oldest son, he is 5, has an alcoholic for a father. He swears he can handle drinking. But he can't. If he even has one then he thinks he can have another and the...
- He's not going to die, he is going to need a lot of help, and from what I have heard from recovering alcoholics, there is no way that he could have "a beer or two" at ...
- If your husband is a very heavy drinker, he should have medical supervision when he goes off the alcohol. It is possible to have severe withdrawal with bad results if ...
Bi-polar Birthparents!
Asked by J.V. from York
on February 28, 2011
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My husband and I recently adopted a beautiful baby boy. His birth mother is bi-polar, and the birth father 'may' be also, but definitely has some other issues. In spe...
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- My biological father has bi-polar, and I do not. There is an increased chance, but it's not something you can control, so please don't stress about it. The signs do ...
- My Mother was Manic-Depressive, my sister is also. I am not and my son has shown no signs of it either. I do believe that these illnesses can be genetic, but they can ...
- I can't help you on what symptoms or signs you should look for but I do have a concern. As much as a good parent should always be on the look out for behaviors or med...
Help Out Grandma or Not
Asked by V.M. from Erie
on March 21, 2010
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If Grandma refuses to clean her house, and I've already decided the only safe place she can visit with her grandchildren is at their home, Is it enabling her? If i c...
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- If she is a true hoarder it is not as simple as oh clean up or the grandkids can not visit. It is a disorder and if she wants to change then she would need some therap...
- I beleive Grandma needs professional help.I don't think that not allowing her to see her grandchildren is going to help her. I don't think it's going to help your chi...
- its tough there are always things i don't like that I have to put up with when I bring my kids to other houses...like dogs that pee everywhere, insane junk food amount...
Need Advice on Schizophrenia!
Asked by B.M. from Dayton
on November 7, 2008
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Hello,
I am really hoping to get some answers and advice. Here is the situation... We are in the process of an adoption and have been told we have been chosen for ...
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- I can only imagine how hard this decision is for you. While I don't have any experience with schizoprenia, I can share some information on the speech and physical the...
- I don't have any "insight" into this issue, but I do know a few reasons a baby would be in therapies. Being born premature, meds the M. could have been on or drugs she...
- I am the child of a diagnosed schizophrenic. My parents divorced when I was 6, and I lived with my dad until the age of 12. I did not find out about the diagnosis un...
Would You Be Honest with Your Kids?
Asked by A.G. from Albuquerque
on August 23, 2011
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If your kids asked you if you have ever smoked, used any type of drug,or done something illegal would you be honest? I would like to think that I will be. My husband o...
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- Great question. I would like to think I will be honest with that as well as sex questions (i.e. - mom- when did you first have sex?). She's five now, I need to start...
- My personal theory is that I should share my experiences with my kid so he can learn from them. There are to many lessons I learned the hard way and paid a high price...
- It's best to be honest. If asked admit what you did and why if you can remember. I did some crazy things young and I have admitted them. But then again that is me. ...
Husband Addicted to Online Game & About to Get Divorced
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on July 19, 2009
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I was wondering if anyone has been in my situation. My husband started playing an online game called World of Warcraft quite some time ago. He now plays for hours on e...
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- I had a first husband who was addicted to his computer. Among other things. Notice I said first husband. Although nowadays there are more and more computer addicts and...
- J., So sorry to hear about that. I do have to say I met a man once with a similar story. His wife divorced him beacause of his addiction to the same game. I b...
- Not that this is the same - but my son's college advisor said that 4 kids in his program spent a semester playing it all the time and had to drop out of college becaus...
Divorce or Not?
Asked by C.W. from Los Angeles
on May 25, 2008
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I've been married over 16 years, and my relationship with my husband was very poor. We are still living together with two daughters. He is a wonderful father to our c...
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- I think you should try to stick it out. Talk to him about his drinking!
- I am sorry you are suffering. You have made it this far. I think it is a really really bad time for a divorce with your girls being teenagers. It is really really ha...
- WOW! What an overwhelming response. I am happy to read a lot of the responses supporting the marriage. I would recommend reading the books Proper Care And Feeding Of H...
