How to love an alcoholic (while you help fight the disease).Reports that there are over 18 million alcoholics in the United States. Use of alcohol to relieve tension; Alcoholics who never seek treatment; Guidelines for an intervention.Shoss...
Signs That A Parent Has An Alcohol Addiction Alcohol addiction impacts everyone differently. Some alcoholics exhibit many signs, while others exhibit very few (this is especially true of high-functioning alcoholics). But some signs are common to many, if not most, alcoholics. Here are some of ...
Alcohol is an irritant that causes long-term inflammation. This inflammation can weaken the LES, the valve that prevents stomach acid from backing up into the esophagus. This backup can lead to GERD symptoms such as heartburn, acid reflux and regurgitation.Alcohol does not cause GERD, but regul...
And before we talk you through how to write your college essay, we want to acknowledge something fairly strange about this process: namely, that this is a kind of writing that you’ve maybe never been asked to do before. In that sense, college essays are a bizarre bait-and-switch—in h...
In some cases, action breaks up dialogue, but the same character is speaking. These will be marked with an extension that indicates the same character is continuing to talk (see extensions below). Dialogue Dialogue is the most importantpart of a screenplay. It is the majority of a what's ...
The first thing to understand is that you’re very unlikely to help an alcoholic or addict by simply confronting them. This is true whether you do it aggressively in an attempt to get through their “wall of denial”, or whether you do it with compassion and a non-judgmental attitude. ...
To deal with an alcoholic parent: Establish clear boundaries about when the alcoholic’s presence will be tolerated, Avoid arguments with the drinker and take...
We’ve long known that alcohol is no health elixir, but it seems that drinking may have an impact on our complexions too. So what exactly are the effects of alcohol on the skin? “Alcohol is actually one of the worst, most aggressive compounds to destroy your skin,” says New York ...
While a nonfiction book may not have as much action ordialogue or character developmentas a novel, you caninject tensionby showing wherepeople have failedbefore and how your reader can succeed. You can even make the how-to project look impossible until you pay off that setup with your unique...
After all, moms have eyes in the backs of their heads and are equipped with the unusual ability to read minds, right? See also: Letting Go And The Art Of Parenting Adult Children What Is Healthy When It Comes to Adult Children? M. Scott Peck wrote, “Mental health is an ongoing ...