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Topic: alcoholism...finding the right cure...plz help!
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PhoenixRising
Knowflake Posts: 32
From: india
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted June 14, 2004 08:44 AM
 
does anyone know of any treatment for alcohol addicts other than allopathic medicine?  my uncle has gone treatment in a rehabilitation centre for alcoholics but the medicines are having lots of other side effects.I WILL BE GRATEFUL IF SOMEONE HELPS...IP: Logged |
Philbird
Knowflake Posts: 147
From: Douglas, AZ. USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted June 14, 2004 11:23 AM
Dear P.R.
I was just reading L.G.'s Star Signs book and she mentions how she used a photo of an alcholic friend on a "Purple Plate" with out him knowing it, and he stopped drinking, and got on with his life. Linda kept his photo on the plate for a year. But when she took the photo off, he went back to drinking. The thing is the alcoholic has to want to stop.
Check out www.energeticmatrix.com for info about purple plates. You have to type purple plates into the sites' search.
Good luck. If you have a Linda Goodman's Star Signs book, look that up. It's amazing. I just ordered one myself.
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LibraSparkle
Knowflake Posts: 189
From: Vancouver USA
Registered: May 2004
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posted June 14, 2004 08:09 PM
An addicted person will kick their addiction if/when they WANT to. No force on the outside has any control over the situation. Only the addicted person can pull themself out of addiction. We cannot fix others.IP: Logged |
Philbird
Knowflake Posts: 147
From: Douglas, AZ. USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted June 14, 2004 10:38 PM
OUCH!!!IP: Logged |
juniperb
Moderator Posts: 4811
From: www.Heaven.Home
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted June 14, 2004 10:49 PM
Sadly, LibraSparkle is right  They need to desire to heal. That doesn`t mean that they don`t need your love, support and prayers tho!!! That includes trying the purple plate  juniperb  ------------------
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot IP: Logged |
PhoenixRising
Knowflake Posts: 32
From: india
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted June 15, 2004 01:16 PM
thanx everybody 4 ur reply...IP: Logged |
SunShyne
Moderator Posts: 464
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Registered: May 2003
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posted June 15, 2004 01:33 PM
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batgirl
Knowflake Posts: 188
From: florida, usa
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted June 16, 2004 12:55 PM
i know from experience how hard it is to reason with an alcoholic, but i think reason is the best cure. the basic possibility that someone could need my help but i would be too drunk to help them is enough for me. or that if i drink i might not only be hurting myself. for example, what causes alzheimer's. i know, it's usually personal trauma that works, the realization that one's own actions can have an effect on life i hope i dont sound snarpy, i dont mean to IP: Logged |
LibraSparkle
Knowflake Posts: 189
From: Vancouver USA
Registered: May 2004
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posted June 16, 2004 03:43 PM
Juni... you're abusolutely right. Love and support is all you can give them. No magic key to make the addiction go away.It's quite sad. I grew up in an alcoholic home. It took me a very long time to learn that I couldn't fix my parents. Their addiction was not my problem to solve... it was theirs. Dad's sober now, but saddly, mom's still a drunk. Detatchment is the best action. Imagine a small brick wall separating you from the addict, and their addiction. It's okay to feel compassion for them... but not pity. The small brick wall will keep you from allowing too much in and help you learn how to more easily detatch from the problems of others. My first post was a little hurried, and not at all as empathetic as I would have liked it to be as I go back and read it now. My heart goes out to you. Loving an alcoholic is not an easy task. Stay strong. Don't get sucked into the drama. Build your small brick wall that allows you to see the problem for what it is without the emotional baggage that goes along with the dysfunction.  IP: Logged |
PhoenixRising
Knowflake Posts: 32
From: india
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted June 17, 2004 02:23 AM
its nice to find people here who can feel the pain of others... IP: Logged |
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