Melissa A. Borlie
- Signed Up:
- 13 years ago
- Age:
- 61
- Life Is Worth Living Because...
- “ I have always believed that every person has the ability to change and I try to be the spark that initiates that change.”
- My Story
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“I helped families rebuild their lives, after trauma and misfortune, while working for the State of Oklahoma for 20 years. In 2006, I returned to college earning a Master of Human Relations degree (specialty in Counseling) from the University of Oklahoma. I still help individuals, couples, and families rebuild their lives--it's just a different role. My perspective of therapy is that my client and I form a team from which we work together to achieve the goals established by the client.
I approach substance abuse from a 12-Step perspective while acknowledging there are many paths to sobriety. Every person must find what works best for them. I always encourage participation in a 12-Step program for the support and encouragement it offers, but will meet my client wherever they are in the recovery process.”
Melissa Borlie's Most Recent Activity on Choose Help
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Facebook Share on Twitter 10:01 - Oct 24, 2012 Triggers in Recovery
How can I know if I am ready to face my triggers? I like to play recreational hockey and I have been playing for 20 years. I am 2 months sober now. I am not sure if I should play hockey this coming season because hockey and going out for beers is ...
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Facebook Share on Twitter 08:09 - Oct 14, 2012 How Long to Become an Alcoholic?
How many years of drinking does it take for a person to become an alcoholic? My brother has only been drinking for less than a year and I know this is true since I got him drunk for the first time on his 18th birthday 11 months ago. He has been ...
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Facebook Share on Twitter 09:42 - Sep 19, 2012 Cutting Down vs. Quitting
I have a bad drinking problem and whenever I start drinking I always end up getting totally loaded even when I didn't really mean to. I know I have to cut way down or I am going to end up a bum on the street but I do not think I am ready to stop ...
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Facebook Share on Twitter 10:10 - Mar 16, 2012 Alcohol Self Detox
I know that alcohol withdrawals can be dangerous. I plan to stop drinking soon and I plan to do it at home but I want to be sure I can get to a hospital if I need to. How can I know if my withdrawals start getting dangerous? If things start getting ...
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Facebook Share on Twitter 10:10 - Feb 09, 2012 Treatment and Sober Living
Do I need to go through a rehab program before I can get into a sober living house? Most of the places I have talked to are saying that I have to go through treatment first. I don’t think I need rehab again since I have been through it twice ...
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Facebook Share on Twitter 10:26 - Feb 07, 2012 Sex in Sobriety
My wife of 10 years was a very heavy drinker who eventually decided to get some help for her drinking about 6 months ago after it became clear that she was flirting with alcoholism if she maybe hadn’t already passed that line. I had been ...
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Facebook Share on Twitter 01:25 - Feb 03, 2012 Drinking without Hangovers
My brother is a functional alcoholic. He drinks every night and gets up to go to work 5 days a week. He is visiting right now and last night we shared a case of beers. This is not something I do very often but it is something he does every day. ...
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Facebook Share on Twitter 10:06 - Jan 20, 2012 AA Meetings: Do I have to talk?
I think I want to try going to an AA meeting. I am definitely drinking way too much and if I look at myself honestly then I have to admit that I am an alcoholic. I am very shy. I don’t know if there is a word or condition that describes how I am but ...
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Facebook Share on Twitter 12:22 - Dec 21, 2011 Cured of Alcoholism
My husband quit drinking 3 months ago and he is doing great. He had to go to a 2 month outpatient treatment program after his second DUI and he was going to AA but he stopped a couple of weeks ago and says he is doing fine on his own and that he ...
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Facebook Share on Twitter 12:05 - Dec 21, 2011 Holiday Relapse
I was 6 months sober but relapsed last night after running into some old friends and hitting a bar with them. They did not know I had quit drinking and I just lost my resolve for a moment and before I knew it I had 6 pints in me and the night was ...