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The Addicts Offering of Hope
The Addicts Offering of Hope
The offering of hope is the most commonly used form of manipulation by the alcoholic or drug addict. You as a family member so desperately want to believe in the hope that the problem can and will be fixed that the alcoholic or addict may use that hope against you. It may go something like this; “Yes I screwed up, but it will never happen again. I promise. I can beat this on my own. I don’t need rehab. I’ll go to an outpatient clinic or see a counselor once a week or maybe go to one of those meetings. I’ll see a psychiatrist once a week. You can drug test me every week. I just need to get a job, you can even hold onto my paychecks. I can quit I just need your support. I swear it will not happen again”. The addict or alcoholic will argue with such conviction that you find yourself faltering. He seems so sincere, doesn’t he?
In most cases the offering of hope isn’t an actual offering of recovery or treatment that will handle any of the underlying issues. It is a temporary band aid; an absolute minimal non-intensive solution with no long term gain. If you accept this offering of hope the uncomfortable conversation or confrontation is over… that is until next month or next week when you are in the same situation as you are in right now. Never accept a minimal solution in the hopes that something is better than nothing. The minimal solution or offering of hope has only one motive… to make the intensive long term Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center go away.
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Adamant Denial
Adamant Denial
When dealing with a loved one addicted to drugs or alcohol you will undoubtedly experience adamant denial from the addict. The addict will minimize or deny any use of drugs or alcohol with such sincerity that you find yourself questioning whether or not you are mistaken. “I don’t use drugs. I did before, but not now. A doctor prescribes my medication. I’m not that bad. I don’t need rehab. I’m not a junkie. I don’t drink every day. I can quit anytime I want to, I just don’t want to right now. That stuff was not mine; I was just holding it for a friend. I am fine, everything is OK. There is no problem”. All addicts become master manipulators and will do their best to stop these uncomfortable conversations and any other confrontations that may come up. The alcoholic or drug addict needs to find a way to get back to his or her comfort zone and adamant denial is the easiest way.
Addiction Rehab Help has counselors ready to answer your questions any time you call. If you think a loved one has a problem with Drugs or Alcohol but they are adamantly denying it give us a call, we can help you sort it out and show you how to find the real answers to how bad the situation really is. We can also help you find the best Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center for their specific needs, or talk to you about interventions
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The True Nature of Addiction
The True Nature of Addiction
In almost every case of actual addiction it is not the substance (whether it be drugs or alcohol) that is the primary problem, although understandably it’s use is causing problems. However, the alcohol or drug use is but one of many symptoms of an underlying problem. What an addict or alcoholic is usually about is avoiding discomfort at some level. It may be emotional or mental discomfort (feelings on the inside), physical discomfort, or external stress; it is a lack of ability to confront these things that dictates nearly every move an addict or alcoholic makes, including their substance abuse. The operating basis of an alcoholic or addict, whether stoned or sober in nearly any situation is to avoid discomfort.
Many Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers miss the boat when it comes to dealing with the underlying issues of addiction. They will look only on the surface or the obvious problem, the substance abuse. However a truly effective treatment and recovery program will go far beyond the substance abuse, it will get to the underlying issue and cause, (the true problem).
Many addicts or alcoholics will go through the same program over and over again, each time they fail and they feel it is because they have not put enough effort into their recovery. In reality they have not received the help they truly need; they have not found the true problem in their lives that is driving them back to the substance abuse over and over again.
We can help you find a Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program that offers real solutions to the cycle of addiction, and help you put an end to the destructive behavioral patterns in your life.
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