When Sam first started treatment for alcohol abuse, it wasn’t because he had the internal motivation to do so, but because his family had pressured him. So, it was apparent that Sam had no initial interest in becoming sober, but is doing so only to appease his family. Although, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) seemed to help Sam in the beginning, he soon became bored and stopped attending regularly. Sam claimed that he didn’t think about drinking that much, so he felt he didn’t need AA anymore. Since Sam didn’t have that support system anymore, it was more likely that he could relapse into drinking again. Soon, Sam’s wife begin to nag him around the house, which added to Sam’s external stressors. In addition to that, one of the Sam’s children begin
