Episode of "Intervention"
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I do watch it sometimes, even though it is incredibly painful to watch.
I am surprised by hearing about the follow-ups that many of the interventions really do work and people stay sober.
I am surprised by hearing about the follow-ups that many of the interventions really do work and people stay sober.
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Some cannot watch.
For me, I watched, because it put things into perspective.
I saw how others saw me sometimes. Thankfully not to such extremes or bottoms, but it renewed my strength in the journey of sobriety.
For me, I watched, because it put things into perspective.
I saw how others saw me sometimes. Thankfully not to such extremes or bottoms, but it renewed my strength in the journey of sobriety.
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I used to watch when it first came out. When I became seriously hooked on pills it was amazing how I absolutely could not watch. It hit me right in the gut. One month ago when I was facing the fact that I had to get sober I forced myself to watch an episode. That along with a few other compounding reasons is why i threw them away and chose to be sober. Now when I watch I cry, it is painful to watch. I cry for the pain of the addict and the pain of the family. It is so scary how lost a person and his whole family can become because of addiction.
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I can't watch that show at all.
I use to watch it all the time.
I would be crying like a baby by the end. I seen so much of myself in alot of those people and I also got to see what my family probably feels like.
But to be honest...I watched it more to watch them getting high. I figured if I couldnt get high I was gonna watch someone else do it to satisfy my urges. But then the show turned into one big huge trigger for me.
I relapsed on my birthday because I was home alone. I had fell asleep and woke up and the show was on and all I saw was a guy stuffing a crack pipe full of crack and I was out the door. My grams was in the hospital at the time and my whole family was camping. I had noone. And I was depressed because noone called me or sent me any cards for my bday. It was awful.
So I said F it..Took my little money stash I had and left. I was gone for almost a week. Eneded up in the mental hospital when it was all said and done.
I just cant watch it.
I use to watch it all the time.
I would be crying like a baby by the end. I seen so much of myself in alot of those people and I also got to see what my family probably feels like.
But to be honest...I watched it more to watch them getting high. I figured if I couldnt get high I was gonna watch someone else do it to satisfy my urges. But then the show turned into one big huge trigger for me.
I relapsed on my birthday because I was home alone. I had fell asleep and woke up and the show was on and all I saw was a guy stuffing a crack pipe full of crack and I was out the door. My grams was in the hospital at the time and my whole family was camping. I had noone. And I was depressed because noone called me or sent me any cards for my bday. It was awful.
So I said F it..Took my little money stash I had and left. I was gone for almost a week. Eneded up in the mental hospital when it was all said and done.
I just cant watch it.
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