Posts Tagged ‘New York Rehab’

Mark just graduated from Kentucky University with honors. After a 5 year engineering program, with endless hours of hard work, he was finally ready to begin a lucrative career.  A degree in safety engineering was not an easy task, but one that required much dedication and concentration. Mark had his nose to the grindstone, and the party scene was not in his agenda, so he had a clean slate, so to speak.  With a wonderful recommendation from Kentucky University, coupled with a 3.85 GPA, Mark had no trouble finding a job, and guess where? In the exciting city of New York. He was thrilled, since he had landed a position with Proctor and Gamble in NYC as a safety engineer in one of its largest most productive plants in the eastern part of the U.S.

Mark took all of the necessary steps related to finding an apartment in a respectable neighborhood of NYC that was known for its security and non- violent activity. His move was easy since he had very little to transport, due to the fact that his apartment was furnished. His first week on the job was motivating as he became familiar with his job description, fellow employees, as well as daily tasks. However, after a few weeks on the job, Mark became lonely. He left a high powered interesting job, only to return to an empty apartment each night, where he was surrounded by nothing but loneliness. Mark was not a party animal, so every night became a little of the same!  He began picking up some alcoholic beverages to help him relax at home. At first it was only one drink, however as time went on, the one drink became 2, and so on. He did not consider himself to have a problem, because he never missed work, or was even late for work. His activities related to drinking were not evident, since he had no friends that he interacted with other than work.

One day, Mark became interested in a female employee on a personal level. After a few dates, their relationship became serious and she began visiting him at his apartment.  His drinking habits were immediately apparent to Mindy, his new friend. They talked openly about his habit, and he decided that he did have an alcohol problem. He began attending Alcoholic Anonymous, and with the support and assistance of Mindy worked to overcome his addiction.

Mindy and Mark are now married with 2 children, Josh age 3 and Bryan, age 1. Mark realizes that there is no time for alcohol in his busy and happy life. He attributes his addiction to loneliness and his cure to the love that he and Mindy share. Mark and Mindy work as a team and are devoted to their family, as well as to Mark’s continued recovery from alcohol addiction.