A 50-year-old successful businessman named “Joe” is spiraling out of control, and everyone around him seems to know it, except him.
He sold his company during the pandemic for enough money to allow him to enjoy a good life for the rest of his life. The golf course and his boat have become his refuges, but increasingly he seems angry and depressed.
After taking out the neighbor’s mailbox while driving home one night, his wife found him on the front porch. He was crying and not wanting to live like this anymore. The responding police officer suggested that his wife should take him to the ER where they admitted him into a short-term program. His wife picked him up from the hospital with doctor’s orders to continue to get help for his PTSD, depression, and substance abuse disorder.
As Joe followed through, various professional counselors focused on addressing thoughts and behaviors that sought to give him true explanations for the reason he was acting out in the way he was.
Some counselors focused on his family of origin concerns, others focused on current triggers, and others focused on medical issues and chemical imbalances. Unlike Leukemia or anemia, there are no blood tests
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