Project M
Project M
He's 19 yrs old ...has two children and is a opiate/weed addict. He seems like he is 23 or 24. I've known him for just over a year. He pops in...but irreguarly and the last time I got my hopes up just a wee bit because he put most of it out on the table for me. He's still contemplating but I doubt his follow-through will come about. How long will he do it? Will he turn the tide next month, next year, or three years from now? Rock bottom isn't quite there from what I can tell.....although some contemplation, consequences, and a wee bit of honesty isn't all bad.
More gently put, staying with an active addict is like having a front row seat at a horror movie.
Sadly, addiction is a progressive disease and often gets worse long before they decide to seek help. Some do get help and find a better path, some spend much of their life in the revolving door of relapse/recovery and some never find help and end up in jail, insititutionalized or die. We never know what the outcome will be for the addict in our life.
The choice is yours, only you can decide what you are willing to allow in your life. Very few of us made good decisions early in the game, and we too had to learn the painful lessons in our own time.
12 Step meetings helped many of us regain our balance, I know they saved my life, literally. Alanon, Naranon and CoDA are three similar fellowships that can each help you more than you could ever know. Maybe look to see what is offered in your area and give them a try.
Hugs
Sadly, addiction is a progressive disease and often gets worse long before they decide to seek help. Some do get help and find a better path, some spend much of their life in the revolving door of relapse/recovery and some never find help and end up in jail, insititutionalized or die. We never know what the outcome will be for the addict in our life.
The choice is yours, only you can decide what you are willing to allow in your life. Very few of us made good decisions early in the game, and we too had to learn the painful lessons in our own time.
12 Step meetings helped many of us regain our balance, I know they saved my life, literally. Alanon, Naranon and CoDA are three similar fellowships that can each help you more than you could ever know. Maybe look to see what is offered in your area and give them a try.
Hugs
Hello............you labeled your post "Project M". If he has to be a project, he's not worth your time.
YOU CAN'T AND WON'T CHANGE HIM, MY DEAR!! Be very careful before you let your heart get all involved thinking you can "fix" him. It will destroy you.
Oh my! The only projects I have these days are ones assigned in my college classes!
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for reminding me how incredibly grateful I am to not have any projects like 'M' in my life anymore.
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for reminding me how incredibly grateful I am to not have any projects like 'M' in my life anymore.
What's truly heartbreaking is those two children obviously don't have a healthy and present father in their lives.
Whoa there Nelly. What if I told you I can't run. It's my job. Hence "project M"
However, you're all very right. Unfortunatley, I have to try and deal with a lot of stuff and the "project" label , I only label in my mind as someone who may not be totally committed to recovery and correcting their behavior but perhaps have shown some indications towards that end.
Crazy huh?
However, you're all very right. Unfortunatley, I have to try and deal with a lot of stuff and the "project" label , I only label in my mind as someone who may not be totally committed to recovery and correcting their behavior but perhaps have shown some indications towards that end.
Crazy huh?
I don't waste my time, professional (yes, I work in the helping professions) or personal, or in NA, with addicts who aren't committed to their own recovery. This disease is hard enough to beat even when we come in with total commitment. It's impossible to beat with less than that. People are people, not projects. I too would have taken that on as a young codie. Not any more. I suggest that we pros use our valuable resources and treatment options for those who have received the "gift of desperation." Your odds are better at that point, although still kinda grim, IMO.
Love,
KJ
Love,
KJ
I don't waste my time, professional (yes, I work in the helping professions) or personal, or in NA, with addicts who aren't committed to their own recovery. This disease is hard enough to beat even when we come in with total commitment. It's impossible to beat with less than that.
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More gently put, staying with an active addict is like having a front row seat at a horror movie.
RUN MY FRIEND...
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