some helpful links

I have scoured the web to find relevant links and it actually was quite easy, especially when relating it to alcohol abuse

http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash

http://alcoholism.about.com/

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/alcohol_abuse_alcoholism_help_treatment_prevention.htm

these resources are quite good

the resources that usc affords are quite good also, these are especially useful considering that I got dropped from Kaiser two weeks ago and no particular reason was cited, but that is another issue entirely

but defintely the AA website is one of the best resources because it allows me to find local chapter and attend accordingly

midterm oh midterm

so yah I am studying for the midterm and working on other classes simultaneously, on the eve of war, I am nervous, but excited to show what I know.

no health talk tonight, just hoping that I stay sober enough to finish studying,

alright back to the grind

barriers

well let's see barriers to change

3 really important ones would be

1. That I understand that my drinking is actually a problem

2. That I need to reach out and utilize the proper services

3. Need to be honest with myself about where I am at currently and where I need to go

I see these as barriers especially when considering theories such as the health belief model or trans theorhetical model

i know the exact problem but I need to figure out how to create the self-efficacy to go even a few days without drinking (because I have still been drinking on a fairly regular basis)

ways to overcome them (however idealistic) would be to continue going to AA meetings, continue to do other forms of therapy, research more about impulse control and the concept of riding it out

also to create more social networks that actively discourage drinking or at least make me a bit more conscious of it