How Do I Get My Wife Off Drugs?

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Heroin is my wife.

My wife takes drugs to replace the hormones her pituitary gland doesnt make. This gland is responsible for all the sex hormones. So basically she has no sex drive and when she tries to please me which is about once every 2-3 weeks she she initiates with a luke warm offer that is at best not sincere and at worst cold. We are married for two years and considering adopting a child but I am really struggling with the no sex thing. Is this normal for married couples in their thrities that are married only two years? I have a pretty healthy sex drive and although I am not considering ever cheating on her I dont see how I can last in this relationship without a healthy sex life and the feelings of love that come with it.

My wife is working on overcoming a sleeping pill addiction need advise. I told her that I wonted a divorce that I could no longer live with the lye and deception. She told me she would do anything to keep me. I told her I wonted her to go to a 30day rehab program she agreed. We set up a meeting with her therapist for later that day. The therapist did not think that she would qualify because she was not currently using and that her problem was not to that level. I said the I would like her to do an out patient program and make some big life changes and relay work on this addiction problem. She said she should start going to 12 steps AA meeting. So my wife stated this she has been going for two weeks 3 meeting a week I wonted her to do 90-90 but after the next therapy session with her therapist she said that in our rural are it is nearly imposable to go to that many meeting that 3 meeting a week would problem b
During this time she has been going to the same concaler, I have had regular conversation with this therapist about what has been going on. In December when she was abusing the pain killer I wonted to send her to a 30 day rehab program but she did not agree for 2 reasons because all the pills were gone, and because she didn’t feel that it was that big of a problem “just a little slip up”. In the process of this recovery my wife has made me a list of thing she would do to improve our life and get it back on track on of witch would be to finish her resume and apply for a few jobs (She is currently work as a privet preschool teacher but with no benefits so I would like her to get a public school job). Well she fished her resume and cover letter and sent it to my sister in-law to correct and it was all stolen off the net. This was the last straw for me I confronted her about it and she showed her who she had copied it from on the internet she still denned that she had copied it.

My wife is working on overcoming a sleeping pill addiction need advise. I told her that I wonted a divorce that I could no longer live with the lye and deception. She told me she would do anything to keep me. I told her I wonted her to go to a 30day rehab program she agreed. We set up a meeting with her therapist for later that day. The therapist did not think that she would qualify because she was not currently using and that her problem was not to that level. I said the I would like her to do an out patient program and make some big life changes and relay work on this addiction problem. She said she should start going to 12 steps AA meeting. So my wife stated this she has been going for two weeks 3 meeting a week I wonted her to do 90-90 but after the next therapy session with her therapist she said that in our rural are it is nearly imposable to go to that many meeting that 3 meeting a week would problem be enough. She also thinks that I am trying to hard that I just need to back of my wife and let her do what she feels she needs to do. I wont this to be the most important thing she has ever done I don’t feel that we can get on with our life until this is delt with. I don’t wont to be with her if I cant trust. I feel that is the bases for a successful marriage. Her therapist thinks I am way off the mark and she has been telling my wife that I am to involve in the process and need to back off. I think that the therapist treatment isn’t the most beneficial for the process (she is using unconditional positive regard) due to the relapse that my wife has had. How do I deal with? Is it OK to question what she is doing? I don’t feel that my wife is giving it her all. How do I find the balance of pushing to get results and giving up and walking away? Have you ever been hear? What are your experiences? I am frustrated, confused and tired any advice would be nice

I filed for child support in March and my ex called CPS and made a false claim that I neglect my child. Now, I have a DWI w/child psgr. record, so I made it easier for him to do, however that was in 2003-4yrs probation/squeaky clean/etc. My family watched how distraught this made me. It took months to get cleared although the dfps website states that cases are to be closed in 30 days. Then my father died and left me everything. Omitting his ex-wife (my mother) and all siblings. My son came home from school Friday and said that CPS came to the school and interviewed him. I have not received a call or any notification of this (website states that the patent will be notified w/in 24 hrs.- today is Tuesday) I suspect that this is retaliation for the will. I would give the entire estate up to them! I care for my son-that is all. I got the letter that the 1st case was closed 1 mo. ago. That caseworker never returned calls or gave me any insight as to what to expect. Just showed up at the house, looked for food, talked to my son, and left. Nothing that I know of after that. A few interviews w/the father (cannot really believe him on the content or frequency). Then I get a closed letter! Great :). But now this! What do I do. Still no child support btw, or medical. OAG is dragging their heels on that as well. I just want to know what I can do. And if it is “get an atty”, I do not have the funds for that. So, I would need info on any assistance that I could receive.
The ex-bf not only bragged but threatened to ruin me. I got my 1st bf since we were together (5 years ago) and he has gone off the deep end. Meanwhile, he has a 1 year old with a woman that he lives with. All the while, professing love for me and then the threats start up again when I ask for boundaries. I have had an open OAG case for years. The ex-bf just changes jobs and works under the table a lot. He has also figured out that if he makes a few $50 payments every 60-90 days, they will not arrest him.
I just wonder that if enough people make the same report, and I have a past, they will take action w/out proof. They know my weak spot-my child. They know that losing him would destroy me and as I realize that many people cannot fathom a family doing that to one of their own, mine would-I have never belonged.

Man in standoff thanks law enforcement for saving his life, pleads not guilty to charges
Jason Payton thanked law enforcement for possibly saving his life Tuesday. Payton told Judge C. Fenning Pierce that he had locked himself in the basement to get away from his wife and had taken several prescription drugs. Payton kept law enforcement at bay for more than three hours outside his house.

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An old buddy of mine is having a tough time with his life and I’d like to help him, but I don’t know how.

Back when we played hockey together about 7-8 years ago; he had a great $90K job, a beautiful $500K home, the wife and two kids, and things were peachy on the surface.

But, his wife used my friend for some really horrible (and illegal) things I won’t go into (other than tell you that it was to secure US citizenship for her 3rd-world relatives). Just know that she would always threaten to divorce my friend if he would disagree. She even tried to get me involved in her schemes, which I wisely declined.

So, my friend finally decided to stand up for himself and his wife divorced him, since he was of no use to her anymore. He paid for her college education, the boob job SHE wanted (he told me that he hates fake boobs), and put his neck out for her illegal schemes.

Not only did she kick him out of the home he paid for, but he also lost his job because his depression led to alcoholism. Which also led him to the hospital with some alcohol-related problems (ulcers, poisoning, etc).

Now, it’s 3 years later, and he’s free and clear and healthy. No more alcohol. But he’s having a hard time getting his life back on track. He’s stuck in a Catch-22 and I dunno how to help:

1) He’s been out of work for 3 years now since he was fired and went to the hospital/rehab.

2) He’s got $30K credit card debt, which he only started to accrue once he was jobless.

3) He owes $25K in back child support, which is tough for him to pay because he doesn’t have a job.

4) His driving license is suspended, (because of the back child support) which makes commuting to and from a job much more difficult, especially since he doesn’t live anywhere near public transportation.

5) His work license is suspended, (it’s a gov’t-issued license), also due to the back child support. So, the last 20 years of his work experience counts for squat if his license is revoked and he can’t get that type of job.

What can my friend do to get back on track? I try to speak with him as much as possible to keep his spirits up, but he’s sounding more and more suicidal and I don’t blame him.

He’s not gonna ride a bike to the local pizzeria for $8/hr, just to give his entire crappy paycheck to that idiot ex-wife. He can’t afford a lawyer. He lives in his dad’s basement and has zero social life b/c he can’t drive and can’t afford to go out. He just told me today that if I didn’t speak with him a couple times a week, he’d have nobody.

This guy is a great guy, a real good friend, and a good person who just has had a bunch of bad luck.

What can he do? Claim bankruptcy? Claim hardship? He’s stuck in a hole that gets deeper everyday and soon, I think the authorities will be knocking on his door to throw him in jail for being a dead-beat-dad, which he’d rather kill himself.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Oh yeah, and please don’t tell me to have my friend contact a Suicide Prevention Hotline. He’s not some emo-kid struggling with social-difficulties. He needs real advice and having someone one the other end of a phone tell him that “Suicide’s not the answer” is NOT the answer he needs.

This mans beginning life is pretty basic (living in the suburbs in Chicago) When he was about 16 he began drinking in high school, getting drunk on the weekends with his friends and such. However, as high school passed he went on to college to become a Chef, although he didn’t become a Chef because his drinking issues hindered his performance and he dropped out. A couple years later he met his wife and they got engaged. Abruptly and unfortunately two years later his father passed away (age 24). This caused his alcoholism to worsen.
Anyways, he got married and had a kid (boy). However, he became depressed and wanted to do something with his life so he joined the Marine Corps. He fought in Somalia and eventually came back to his wife and kid on the base. Years passed and they moved to Chicago Illinois. The tight little family purchased a perfect little house in a nice neighborhood. Yet, in the years to come, the man began to abuse alcohol more and more. His tight little family slowly torn apart with numerous abusive fights between the man and wife. Eventually the wife and kid left the man to live in New York. Well weeks passed and the man lost his job for coming to work under the influence of alcohol. Again, weeks passed and the house eventually was foreclosed. The man needed to move out and he moved in with his mother (age 37). A month or so passed and he found a girl friend and moved in with her. and in weeks to come he left her because she was an abuser of drugs so he moved back in with his mom. This whole time he’s been lying to his son saying things are going to get better and that he will lose his alcoholism. After living with his mom he found out he had PTSD and couldn’t sleep. In weeks to come, the man made a bad decision to drive drunk and he flipped his car on the high way. The police came and he spent time in jail. When he got out he proceeded to promise his son he would get better. but now he doesn’t have anything, just him and his apartment. No one else (Age 45) all alone, drinking alcohol all the time and lying to his son…

My older brother and I are in a war of words.
He says I have ruined my life because I didn’t go to college when I was young, and I now have a low paying job, and because for many years I smoked pot (I quit a few years ago), and because I got fired friom a good job 4 years ago.
I, though, remind him that he once lost his job, house, and wife because of his alcoholism, that he has never held a job for more than a couple of years, and that he has cheated on every wife he has been married to, including getting a married woman pregnant while he was married to wife #3.
And, although he was sober for years, he is drinking again.
I may be an ex-pothead under achiever, but I never cheated on my wife.
So, who is the bigger loser? My brother or me?

KENOHA –Frank Glogovsky teared up as he described the night that changed his family’s life forever.

He was driving home on Memorial Day with his wife, Dawn and their son, when a car slammed into them.

He says he did not see the other driver, only a shadow, because he was attending to his injured wife.

Prosecutors say that driver was Jorge Dominguez. Dominguez is an illegal immigrant with a criminal record. According to a criminal complaint, he told investigators he’d had 8 drinks on the day of the crash and had taken cocaine recently.

Glogovsky’s testimony was part of a preliminary hearing to determine if enough evidence exists to send Dominguez to trial. Prosecutors have more witnesses to call so the hearing will be continued later this month.

“We were thrown into the ditch all the way on the other side and probably 20-30 feet into the ditch,” he told a judge. The crash killed Dawn and injured Frank and their son.

http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/96512089.html

Your opinion illegal driving drunk & has criminal record family’s life is forever changed do our families count in this debate ?

I have been a heavy drinker/binge drinker for much of my 20s and 30s and since being married have been drinking almost daily to excess – about a six-pack of beer or too much hard liquor or wine most days per week after work. I used it to escape from the stress of my job and my wife did too – it was a big part of ou rlife. Then all of a sudden I quit drinking on my own – was just sick of it and was worried about my health, and my wife’s pregnancy and her quitting drinking made it an easy decision to quit since we always got drunk together in the past and now she had quit. So yes I have quit, and have gotten past the phase of desiring it (that was a hard phase – driving home without picking up a six pack of beer!), but now I am bored and depressed and anxious a lot. Mainly a heavy depression – an emptiness. My questions are, how does an alcoholic/abuser make the transition to a sober life and not be depressed/anxious. I cannot take antidepressants – bad reactions to them.

Erectile dysfunction drugs like levitra have changed the life of people especially the married couples for the better. Sexual intercourse not only brings the couple to a closest possible point but also gives a lot of strength to their relation and hence, to perform satisfactorily men must get a tough erection.

Though the results of survey show that woman are against the power wheezing sex by their partner, in actuality the opposite is the case. They want their man to be strong and hard in bed. To give wonderful sex to their partner, men need to get a hard and lasting erection. Unfortunately, this might not always happen as all men face ED at one or the other point in their life. Due to this many men lose not just their wives but also a beautiful relation.

The penis is made up of spongy tissues interlaced with large blood vessels. There is a constant flow of blood in and out of the penis. The tissues in the chamber must relax and receive blood in order to make the penis hard. When men are sexually aroused the regular flow of the blood stops and the blood vessels suddenly brings in more blood which leads to the expansion and hardness of the penis.

Erectile Dysfunction happens when the blood flow to the two chambers of the penis is disrupted. Drugs like Viagra and Levitra help by elevating and relaxing the tissues which further increase the blood flow to the penis thereby giving it a strong erection for sexual intercourse.

Erectile Dysfunction can happen to any one and at any time in life; it can happen early in a person’s sex life or after one had for a long time already experienced an enjoyable sex. Men in their late 30′s and early 40′s are found to be most susceptible to the disease mostly due to psychological tensions. In older men of above 55 years the problem happens due to physical factors.

People might think that sex is not the only thing in a relationship however it is just a thought because in reality sex and love are intimately connected. Sex plays a very important role in the life of married couples. Couples who are happy with their sex lives tend to be happy with other areas of their relationship. When a husband suffers from ED, he feels incapable and depressed and that takes away all his sexual desires. The wife on the other hand feels that her husband is not interested in her and feels ignored and unwanted. This leads to many complications which can even end up in a divorce.

As erectile dysfunction is curable it is always better to take medical help than let your marriage suffer. Levitra online is the medicine for you. It was introduced in the year 1998 and is the only drug which could rival Viagra. On August 20, 2003, it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations for the treatment of erectile dysfunction or impotence. In spite of an FDA approval never buy levitra without Doctor’s Prescription.

Tiger Woods’ wife Elin Woods saved her husband’s life from a car accident with a golf club.

The initial media reports that instantly spread around the globe sounded dire: Tiger Woods had been “seriously” hurt in a car accident early Friday and was hospitalized.

It turned out the superstar golfer’s injuries, first reported by the Orlando Sentinel, weren’t as dreadful as the word “serious” implied in the police report. But as additional details emerged, it appeared Woods certainly suffered more than a fender bender.

Woods, 33, was backing out of his driveway in the Isleworth community near Orlando, Fla., at 2:25 a.m. when he struck a fire hydrant and then hit a neighbor’s tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

It was almost 12 hours before the police issued an accident report, and it is still unknown why Woods was out driving at that hour and much about the incident remains unclear.

After the first news reports about the accident, Woods’ website in the afternoon issued a terse statement saying he was in “good condition,” after being treated and released from Health Central Hospital in nearby Ocoee, Fla.

The Associated Press later Friday quoted a local police chief as saying Woods’ wife, Elin, used a golf club to smash the back window to get Woods out of his 2009 Cadillac sports utility vehicle after she heard the accident and came outside.

Woods had cuts to his lips, blood in his mouth and was lying in the street, with his wife nearby, and was in and out of consciousness when officers arrived, Windermere Police Chief Daniel Saylor said. At one point Woods woke up and tried to get up but lost consciousness.

FHP Sgt. Kim Montes said troopers arrived at the Woods’ home early Friday evening to talk to the golfer, and that his wife told them Woods was resting and asked them to return this morning, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The troopers agreed to do so.

The FHP’s news release said alcohol was not considered a factor in the accident, and that the crash remained under investigation.

The airbags in Woods’ SUV did not deploy, according to the FHP, and it was unknown whether Woods was wearing a seat belt.

Saylor said his responding officers did not hear anything about an alleged argument between Woods and his wife, according to AP.

“Right now we believe this is a traffic crash. We don’t believe it is a domestic issue,” Montes said.

But owing to the authorities’ technical language in the case of accidents, the world was stunned with headlines of Woods’ “serious” injury that appeared on media websites from Los Angeles to London, aired on television and arrived on fans’ Blackberrys and mobile phones.

The news release listed the injuries as “serious” because patients’ conditions are always classified that way if they are transported to a hospital, FHP spokesman Jorge Delahoz told the Orlando Sentinel.

The media frenzy the word “serious” ignited was “illustrative not only of Woods’ global fame, but of the rapidity with which the media can spread news whether it is entirely accurate or not,” said David Carter, executive director of USC’s Sports Business Institute.

Woods, of course, is the world’s No. 1 golfer. He has won 82 times worldwide and captured 14 major tournaments, and this year he also became the first athlete to reach the $1-billion mark in career earnings through prize money, endorsements and other income, Forbes magazine estimated.

Woods can make or break TV ratings simply by choosing to play in a tournament. He has a net worth of $600 million, according to Forbes.

While authorities “may characterize [the injuries] very technically,” today’s instant media communication “leads to banner headlines, which makes everybody wonder what the impact could be if, for any reason, he was to miss a series of tournaments,” Carter said.

In fact, the accident occurred leading to next week’s Chevron World Challenge, an 18-player tournament hosted by Woods at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks.

The four-day tournament starts Thursday, and Woods is scheduled to hold a news conference there Tuesday.

Wood missed last year’s tournament, which supports the Tiger Woods Foundation, because he was recovering from surgery on his left knee.

He was scheduled to rejoin the field this year, but Mark Steinberg, Woods’ agent, told the Associated Press on Friday that he did not know if Woods still planned to play.

Woods won six times this season. Although he did not win a major tournament, he said he considered the year successful because he wasn’t sure how his knee would respond after months of rehabilitation.

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Why Golf Is Better Than Sex

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and had several partners. since then, i have changed my ways and settled down. i think my old ways may have created a sex addiction however. i feel uneasy when I am around pretty girls and I feel like i am constantly craving sex with women. i feel like i am a crack addict. i am scared i am going to do something to destroy my marriage. is there any other way to fix this problem other than professional help? im not sure how my wife would react if i told her this.

I have been with my wife for almost 15 yrs. We have been separated for 6 weeks now. We have 3 children together, 10 8 and 6. I have been sober for over 12 yrs but have been a dry drunk and she doesnt want me anymore. She says she wants a divorce but I want to try to work it out. The kids like the “new daddy” as I have been in several support groups and intensive therapy. I feel like I just came out of a “12 year fog” and didnt realize how much I was hurting my family. I just want to make it right and be a true family for the first time. I asmit there has been a lot of verbal abuse in the relationship but I am willing to give anything I have to make it work.

Stress, like the weather, is ever present in our lives. While unavoidable, we can make it more manageable, just as we can dress appropriately to suit weather conditions. Stress, defined as our reactions to external situations or internal psychological states, affects our physical health and emotional well-being. Despite all the advice that has been written about stress, why are so many of us overwhelmed by it?

One reason is that we find it difficult to accept that living itself causes various forms of stress, making it impossible to eliminate. Nor is all stress bad. The satisfying excitement of achievements and happy events in our lives result in a stress that we welcome. But it is realistic to avoid–or at least reduce–the harmful forms of psychological stress (e.g., worries, anxieties, fears, irritability and depression) and the damaging physiological reactions (e.g., increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, muscular tensions, and an impaired immune system). Stress may also cause us to behave destructively.

Let me say that in coping with stress, we should avoid ineffective or self-defeating techniques, including overindulgence in alcohol, smoking and the use of illegal drugs. These temporary methods not only fail to relieve stress but cause more damage–physically, emotionally, relationship and job- wise. Users become addicted to them and all too often spiral out of control.

Another approach to controlling stress is the use of psychotropic drugs prescribed by physicians. But as a psychologist, I use behavioral and other psychotherapeutic techniques. With most people, these treatments are effective. But they involve the persons participating in their own recovery. However, if the person’s stress is severe, medical consultation could be indicated. Knowledgeable physicians will treat their patients with an effective drug that has the fewest side effects and will follow up on the patient’s progress. They will also reduce or eliminate the medication when the stress is manageable. The patient should not hesitate to question the psychiatrist about the medications and their effects. Often, psychotherapy may be indicated to make more effective and lasting progress.

Physical causes for stresses should not be overlooked. A good physical work-up may be necessary to find out if medical treatment is indicated. Sometimes, medications themselves can cause stress reactions. In considering the cause of stress, we may need to play detective.
Let us keep in mind that people differ in their coping styles. Even with the loss of a loved one, a relationship breakup, losing one’s job or a serious financial setback, some people are more resilient. Others recover more slowly or are even stymied in moving on with their lives. Those whose suffering is severe or lengthy should not avoid seeking professional help. As a consumer advocate, I would suggest that the person consider the various treatment options and consider the pros and cons of each.

Strange as it may sound, stress can be helpful! Like pain, it can motivate us to make changes in our lives or to obtain the necessary treatment that can not only reduce stress, but also improve our lives. I can give two examples in my own life. One concerned a job that was damaging my physical health and psychological well-being. Those stresses made me quit the job, return to school and change my career. A second was an overwhelming workload and a weight gain that were taking a physical and emotional toll on my health. I switched to a nutritious eating pattern and started practicing meditation techniques; both improved my physical and psychological health. I must admit that I had the same difficulties as my patients in overcoming these self-destructive patterns. While we are creatures of habit, we can be motivated to change if we strive for health, longevity and greater happiness.

Having used myself as a case study let me give an example from my psychotherapy practice. A patient worked for two years without a pay raise. Finally, he was encouraged to approach his supervisor. He discovered that the supervisor was unaware of the situation and promptly got the patient his raise. This problem arose because of a personnel glitch and the patient’s not speaking up sooner. He had underestimated how valued a worker he was. His insecurities contributed to the problem! As a result off this experience, he was also able to consider other situations in his life that he could confront.

But let’s be realistic. Another supervisor could have acted differently and defensively. If he had, my patient could have considered all possible options, such as appealing to a director, looking for another job or biding his time if he was not ready to quit. While not wanting to unnecessarily prolong our suffering, we should avoid acting impulsively. It is best to carefully consider our options, including a change in the situation. For several of my patients the difficult supervisor was transferred or quit. Since we are each unique, there are no boilerplate solutions. Know thyself is a good maxim. One person may find it better to quit, another to bide his time. But each should consider the consequences of each choice.

Let me now mention couple relationships which offer not only many satisfactions but, as we all know, stresses as well. While we realize “talking it over” is helpful, all too often, each person goes into the defensive or critical mode. Criticizing and complaining are counter-productive, escalate the conflict and make a bad situation worse. Communication, while highly desirable, has to be constructive All too often we ignore the basic ground rules of effective communication. They include: a calm situation where both are willing to spend the necessary time to listen as well as talk. Rather than criticizing, or complaining and defensively not admitting to any fault, just listen. Don’t neglect to say what you like about the other person and the positive aspects of the relationship. If neither existed, why would you want to remain in such a relationship? Present the difficulties in perspective. I can’t go into all of the effective communication techniques that help resolve conflicts, but be assured there are many. If such discussions don’t help, consider other alternatives, including couple counseling. If your partner is unwilling to go, consider going yourself to get help as to what to do. Often, the partner who’s unwilling to come may change his or her mind. With a skilled therapist, couple counseling will help both persons realize what each is doing to contribute to the problems and what each can do to improve the situation.

One recent example is the couple that came to me, the wife saying, “He threw me out!” while the husband said, “She left and wouldn’t return.” It soon became clear that after a heated argument, he told her, “If you’re unhappy, you can leave.” After she left, she refused to return. By the way, anger, a stress itself, interferes with listening and thinking. The couple, after several sessions, realized that their intentions were not to end the relationship but rather that their words were expressing anger and frustration. They decided to again live together and in counseling learned to discuss and resolve their conflicts more rationally. If all efforts fail to resolve differences, couples may consider divorce to end a futile situation. Hopefully, each can learn from the experience and move on with their lives. If there are children, the couple should avoid involving them in their conflict and reduce as much as possible the damaging effects on them.

Let me summarize my approach, which is appreciably condensed in this brief article. First, realize stress is an inescapable aspect of living and may even prod us into improving our lives. Two, consider the causes of the stress (don’t leave yourself out!) and the options for reducing or eliminating it. Three, realize that many stressful situations have developed over time and may be complicated. So don’t expect instant solutions. Consider solutions a process in which we may be stymied, enter blind alleys, make blunders, but always consider the ways to recover and better resolve the situation. Four, realize that reactions to stress are not limited to fight or flight. Our human species has the capabilities for considering constructive options if we are motivated, realistic, persistent, flexible and are open to getting professional help. And lastly, realize that a realistically optimistic attitude can be maintained or learned if necessary to help us effectively handle the stresses in our lives and live more happily.

My wife said that I was the most important person in this world to her. That was until I found out that she smokes crack and meth. Once I did find out all of a sudden she wanted me out of the house and she even went as far as to slap a no contact order against me so I can’t go home, talk to her or see my kids. What in the world am I supposed to do??

Tiger Woods’ wife Elin Woods saved her husband’s life from a car accident with a golf club.

The initial media reports that instantly spread around the globe sounded dire: Tiger Woods had been “seriously” hurt in a car accident early Friday and was hospitalized.

It turned out the superstar golfer’s injuries, first reported by the Orlando Sentinel, weren’t as dreadful as the word “serious” implied in the police report. But as additional details emerged, it appeared Woods certainly suffered more than a fender bender.

Woods, 33, was backing out of his driveway in the Isleworth community near Orlando, Fla., at 2:25 a.m. when he struck a fire hydrant and then hit a neighbor’s tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

It was almost 12 hours before the police issued an accident report, and it is still unknown why Woods was out driving at that hour and much about the incident remains unclear.

After the first news reports about the accident, Woods’ website in the afternoon issued a terse statement saying he was in “good condition,” after being treated and released from Health Central Hospital in nearby Ocoee, Fla.

The Associated Press later Friday quoted a local police chief as saying Woods’ wife, Elin, used a golf club to smash the back window to get Woods out of his 2009 Cadillac sports utility vehicle after she heard the accident and came outside.

Woods had cuts to his lips, blood in his mouth and was lying in the street, with his wife nearby, and was in and out of consciousness when officers arrived, Windermere Police Chief Daniel Saylor said. At one point Woods woke up and tried to get up but lost consciousness.

FHP Sgt. Kim Montes said troopers arrived at the Woods’ home early Friday evening to talk to the golfer, and that his wife told them Woods was resting and asked them to return this morning, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The troopers agreed to do so.

The FHP’s news release said alcohol was not considered a factor in the accident, and that the crash remained under investigation.

The airbags in Woods’ SUV did not deploy, according to the FHP, and it was unknown whether Woods was wearing a seat belt.

Saylor said his responding officers did not hear anything about an alleged argument between Woods and his wife, according to AP.

“Right now we believe this is a traffic crash. We don’t believe it is a domestic issue,” Montes said.

But owing to the authorities’ technical language in the case of accidents, the world was stunned with headlines of Woods’ “serious” injury that appeared on media websites from Los Angeles to London, aired on television and arrived on fans’ Blackberrys and mobile phones.

The news release listed the injuries as “serious” because patients’ conditions are always classified that way if they are transported to a hospital, FHP spokesman Jorge Delahoz told the Orlando Sentinel.

The media frenzy the word “serious” ignited was “illustrative not only of Woods’ global fame, but of the rapidity with which the media can spread news whether it is entirely accurate or not,” said David Carter, executive director of USC’s Sports Business Institute.

Woods, of course, is the world’s No. 1 golfer. He has won 82 times worldwide and captured 14 major tournaments, and this year he also became the first athlete to reach the $1-billion mark in career earnings through prize money, endorsements and other income, Forbes magazine estimated.

Woods can make or break TV ratings simply by choosing to play in a tournament. He has a net worth of $600 million, according to Forbes.

While authorities “may characterize [the injuries] very technically,” today’s instant media communication “leads to banner headlines, which makes everybody wonder what the impact could be if, for any reason, he was to miss a series of tournaments,” Carter said.

In fact, the accident occurred leading to next week’s Chevron World Challenge, an 18-player tournament hosted by Woods at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks.

The four-day tournament starts Thursday, and Woods is scheduled to hold a news conference there Tuesday.

Wood missed last year’s tournament, which supports the Tiger Woods Foundation, because he was recovering from surgery on his left knee.

He was scheduled to rejoin the field this year, but Mark Steinberg, Woods’ agent, told the Associated Press on Friday that he did not know if Woods still planned to play.

Woods won six times this season. Although he did not win a major tournament, he said he considered the year successful because he wasn’t sure how his knee would respond after months of rehabilitation.

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The footage of him playing is all in black and white, so he was playing some time ago. He cheated on his wife a lot and had children by a few women, and I believe he even hit his own child with a car due to drunken driving.