Online Psychological Therapy Proven Effective
A recent research study published in the Lancet has demonstrated the effectiveness of online psychological counselling for mental health problems. The study followed a group receiving therapy over typed internet chat (or instant messaging), and found it more than doubled their chance of successful recovery from depression when compared to a control group just taking anti-depressants.
The study director Dr David Kessler said these results are comparable with those seen in face to face therapies. Clearly, some people find it useful to write down their thoughts as a way of talking through them.
If you think you might want to give it a try to help with your alcohol problems, get in touch with us here.
i tend to drink in secret, when ever i am on my own i glug from the baileys bottle or drink the vodka with coke then buy new bottles to replace what i have drunk so no one knows. have felt that i have had a problem for a long time but now really want to stop drinking as it is making me feel ill. hate feeling like this and know that i need support to do it. i do not want to go to AA meetings as this would be admitting to my husband who i love more than anything that i have a problem.
There is no shame in being an alcoholic. It is a disease. Do you feel like your husband won’t accept you? If you had cancer, would you tell your husband? Alcoholism is a disease just like cancer and if you would tell your husband that you had cancer you should tell your husband of your alcoholism. Not an easy thing to do, I know; the disease of alcoholism is progressive and will only get worse as time goes by if you don’t get help.
It took me 15 years of agonizing pain to finally stay sober longer then a year. AA can be scary, but once you get to know people you will find some of the best people in the world. The members of AA knows what it is like to try to stay sober.
I wish you well, Jacquie. Please get help for your disease and treat it as you would treat cancer.
God Bless.
WHAT MAKES US LIKE THAT IS THE MAGIC QUESTION I HATE IT BUT DO NBOT HOW TO SOLVE IT
Hi
I too have the same problem
YOUR NOT ALONE
The advantage of online psychotherapy is that people can stay anonymous. One of the reasons why people don’t want to get some help can be the feeling of embarrassment.
here i am, its 3:18 in the morning. im 64, made a ton of mistakes in my life, financial ones and find myself now living like a bum. whats so funny is this is what i wanted, to have little, to understand the poor, hey let me tell you its rough. going to the va on monday, to dry out again, maybe this time it will work, who knows but i have to try, thank you, a old drunk, doug