{"id":2706,"date":"2021-07-13T21:42:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T21:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/?p=2706"},"modified":"2022-08-05T10:33:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T10:33:52","slug":"why-are-so-many-high-profile-professionals-struggling-with-alcohol-addiction-behind-closed-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/why-are-so-many-high-profile-professionals-struggling-with-alcohol-addiction-behind-closed-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol Addiction Among High Earning Professionals [Stats]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662d87405821e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/why-are-so-many-high-profile-professionals-struggling-with-alcohol-addiction-behind-closed-doors\/#Why_are_so_many_high-profile_professionals_struggling_with_alcohol_addiction\" title=\"Why are so many high-profile professionals struggling with alcohol addiction\">Why are so many high-profile professionals struggling with alcohol addiction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/why-are-so-many-high-profile-professionals-struggling-with-alcohol-addiction-behind-closed-doors\/#Why_Is_Addiction_Among_High_Earning_Professionals_so_Prevalent\" title=\"Why Is Addiction Among High Earning Professionals so Prevalent\">Why Is Addiction Among High Earning Professionals so Prevalent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/why-are-so-many-high-profile-professionals-struggling-with-alcohol-addiction-behind-closed-doors\/#Are_Women_More_at_Risk_From_Alcohol_Addiction\" title=\"Are Women More at Risk From Alcohol Addiction\">Are Women More at Risk From Alcohol Addiction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/why-are-so-many-high-profile-professionals-struggling-with-alcohol-addiction-behind-closed-doors\/#How_Long_Does_it_Take_to_Become_Addicted_to_Alcohol\" title=\"How Long Does it Take to Become Addicted to Alcohol\">How Long Does it Take to Become Addicted to Alcohol<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/why-are-so-many-high-profile-professionals-struggling-with-alcohol-addiction-behind-closed-doors\/#So_What_Is_the_Solution_for_The_Alcohol_Trap\" title=\"So What Is the Solution for The Alcohol Trap?\">So What Is the Solution for The Alcohol Trap?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/why-are-so-many-high-profile-professionals-struggling-with-alcohol-addiction-behind-closed-doors\/#If_you_want_to_learn_more_sign_up_for_your_free_MasterClass\" title=\"If you want to learn more sign up for your free MasterClass.\u00a0\">If you want to learn more sign up for your free MasterClass.\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_so_many_high-profile_professionals_struggling_with_alcohol_addiction\"><\/span>Why are so many high-profile professionals struggling with alcohol addiction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As many as 1 in 20 UK GPs are dependent on alcohol, with half drinking at least twice a week &#8216;because of the NHS crisis.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#ecf9ff;flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Doctors suffering with alcohol addiction are not only putting their own health at risk, but also the wellbeing of patients in their care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may be hard for a medical professional or any high-profile professional to accept they have an addiction to alcohol.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also 20% of UK surgeons with an alcohol dependency.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">These stats were compiled May 2019 by Birkbeck, University of London and UCL and surveyed 417 doctors, pre COVID era and so numbers may have increased now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_84876936-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Alcohol addiction \" class=\"wp-image-906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_84876936-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_84876936-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_84876936-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_84876936-1080x720.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Alcoholism, alcohol, alcoholic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the US\u00a0nearly <strong>21% of participating U.S\u00a0lawyers and judges<\/strong> admit to having problems with alcohol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expansive National\u00a0Study which looked at almost <strong>13,000 lawyers and judges<\/strong> who were licensed\u00a0and employed in the U.S,\u00a0conducted by the <em>ABA Commission<\/em> on Lawyer\u00a0Assistance Programs and the <em>Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation<\/em>,\u00a0outlined\u00a0that alcoholism and substance abuse rates to be higher among lawyers. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, taking this data into consideration on both sides of the Atlantic.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/the-science-of-alcohol-willpower-stress-and-cravings\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2667\">Why are so many high-profile professionals struggling with alcohol addiction<\/a> behind closed doors?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surely, it\u2019s time to open a dialogue and start talking more about alcohol-related stress issues amongst lawyers, doctors and surgeons as well as other high-profile professionals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Is_Addiction_Among_High_Earning_Professionals_so_Prevalent\"><\/span>Why Is Addiction Among High Earning Professionals so Prevalent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the people who fall victim to alcohol addiction are those that most break the stereotypical view of \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/there-is-no-such-thing-as-an-alcoholic-even-high-functioning-ones\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2662\">an alcoholic<\/a>\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are millions of people living with alcohol addiction who are well-educated university and college graduates. These people are often leaders in our society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>alcohol con does not care who you are<\/strong>, and well-educated successful people are more likely to have the social networks and the financial means to give the alcohol addiction a good run for its money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawyers, doctors, politicians, accountants, nurses, teachers, engineers and scientists, dentists, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs are all as likely to fall into the alcohol trap as anybody else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many factors that affect the rapidity of the entry into the alcohol trap. It is <strong>often the more educated<\/strong>, successful and sociable people who drink more, drink faster, and sink most quickly into the trap.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many reasons for this. People who are better educated tend to drink heavily at College or University and so the reward mechanisms and pathways and learning in the subconscious are well established at a relatively young age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This group of people also then tend to go on to get more high-powered jobs, and high achievers are often encouraged to drink after work, and they are also likely to suffer from more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/drinking-is-stressful\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2697\">stress-related conditions connected with work<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work hard, play hard ethic is strong and so successful people often drink a lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Women_More_at_Risk_From_Alcohol_Addiction\"><\/span>Are Women More at Risk From Alcohol Addiction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Women, in particular, are falling into the alcohol trap in droves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When women pause or stop their careers to have children, they can quickly fall into the end-of-day stress-relieving category of problem drinkers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wine o\u2019clock is anything but fine o\u2019clock. Hundreds of thousands of women at home with children are drinking with the perceived benefits of giving them some kind of enjoyable freedom at the end of the day or relaxing because they\u2019ve had a hard day looking after the children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the addiction is established it tends to grow over time, with a sneaky glass at lunchtime, or a bottle while cooking the dinner, and then even when the children have left home, it carries on.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Better educated and successful people have a higher disposable income which means that when it comes to financing alcohol addiction there are no barriers, and expensive wines and the best gins find their way into the booze cupboard at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Long_Does_it_Take_to_Become_Addicted_to_Alcohol\"><\/span>How Long Does it Take to Become Addicted to Alcohol<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The development of an addiction to alcohol can take many years or decades to go from occasional consumption to a serious problem, or it can happen over a series of months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When alcohol is drunk over many years, it is no surprise that an ever-growing number of normal, regular successful women become addicted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the UK in 2018 (NHS Digital) <strong>7% of all hospital admissions<\/strong> were due to a primary or secondary diagnosis linked to alcohol. Of those admitted a <strong>staggering 39% of patients were aged 45-64<\/strong>, with a peak at 45-54, and there is a growth in these patients being women.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_What_Is_the_Solution_for_The_Alcohol_Trap\"><\/span>So What Is the Solution for The Alcohol Trap?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the founder of the Alcohol Coach, it\u2019s my job to coach clients, train them, educate and encourage them away from a life where alcohol causes problems, and where they are stuck in a growing cycle of addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MWPB_155ex-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Alcohol Coach, helping with alcohol Addiction \" class=\"wp-image-1925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MWPB_155ex-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MWPB_155ex-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MWPB_155ex-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MWPB_155ex-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MWPB_155ex-1080x1620.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MWPB_155ex.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As an alcohol coach, I inspire clients to learn, build confidence and grow into a life where they can be vibrant and cope with stress and challenges in new ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that I also use my life and wellbeing coach training as well as my addiction and emotional health training when I provide alcohol coaching. I mostly run programs and courses, but I also offer 121 support as well when time permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am also a mentor for solving alcohol problems and discovering life without it, and I was addicted to alcohol myself for probably all of my adult life. <strong>Until I figured it all out!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being out of the alcohol trap is called sobriety and it\u2019s actually fabulous. It\u2019s not boring in any way, and when I look back to when I was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/5-things-never-knew-drinking-bottle-wine-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drinking a bottle or two of wine<\/a> every night and slurring at family reunions I was probably very boring indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An alcohol coach isn\u2019t the same as a counsellor. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I take people from where they are now and move them towards a place they want to be. We start from day 1 and move forwards. It\u2019s often said that a coach takes people from the dark into the light, and that\u2019s a great way to think about alcohol coaching and my job as an alcohol coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am also an alcohol teacher who provides learning and information to help people make sense of the alcohol conundrum, and that is so important because there is a dearth of misinformation out there about alcohol and addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know exactly what it\u2019s like to be addicted to alcohol, yet still function in society behind a mask, and be that ambitious, successful high-performance woman in the workplace \u2013 outwardly accomplished, but inwardly struggling with failed promises and morning regret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My approach to alcohol coaching is based on science, psychology and down to earth common sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I teach rational ideas that people find refreshing, inspiring and helpful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also teach people to be incredibly happy without alcohol and not to feel as though they are missing out or are social outcasts. That would be miserable, and my whole purpose is for people to thrive, to be happy and to be free.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are struggling right now with alcohol problems, I have one very important message for you:\u00a0<strong>you are not weak, and you are not incapable of controlling yourself. You just haven\u2019t figured out yet, how you have become involved with an addictive drug and what to do to solve that.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s where I come in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_you_want_to_learn_more_sign_up_for_your_free_MasterClass\"><\/span>If you want to learn more sign up for your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/masterclass\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/masterclass\/\">free MasterClass<\/a>.\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why are so many high-profile professionals struggling with alcohol addiction As many as 1 in 20 UK GPs are dependent on alcohol, with half drinking at least twice a week &#8216;because of the NHS crisis.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0 Doctors suffering with alcohol addiction are not only putting their own health at risk, but also the wellbeing of patients&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,31],"tags":[14,19],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2706"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2706\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thealcoholcoach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}