I read this today in a NA approved literature book that i read every morning, well the passage for that day anyway, i don't go to NA but a friend gave it to me and its applicable for addicts or alcoholics:
***Just for Today***
"...only when we know that the pain of change can't be as bad as the pain we're in today, are most of us willing to try something different.
Thankfully, the steps are always there, no matter what we're sick and tired of. The irony is that, as soon as make the decision to begin the Twelve Step process, we realize our fears of change were groundless. The steps offer a gentle program of change, one step at a time. No single step is so frightening that we can't work it, by itself. As we apply the steps to our lives, we experience a change that frees us."
Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. PO Box 9999, Van Nuys, California 91409 USA
So basically what i said but with much more wisdom and finesse;-)