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The Bottoming‐Out Experience and the Turning Point: A Phenomenology of the Cognitive Shift From Drinker to Nondrinker
Author(s) -
DePue M. Kristina,
Finch Andrew J.,
Nation Maury
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of addictions and offender counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2161-1874
pISSN - 1055-3835
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1874.2014.00023.x
Subject(s) - sobriety , phenomenology (philosophy) , turning point , psychology , cognition , point (geometry) , cognitive psychology , psychotherapist , epistemology , aesthetics , psychiatry , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , period (music)
The bottoming‐out experience (BOE) is commonly considered the catalyst to sobriety. A phenomenological study was conducted to gain an understanding about this occurrence for alcoholics. Results indicated two distinct experiences: the BOE and the turning point.