Originally Posted by OVERIT
They also already know that they are being taped for their addiction. So, I am sure that the actual intervention is not a huge shock to many of them.
Well,....the whole idea behind an intervention IS to shock the addict. The hope is that the shock and "ambush" is enough to abuptly FORCE the addict to see, all at once, what their addiction is doing. That is why an intervention is so effective.