View Poll Results: Does it matter whether addictions counselors are addicts themselves?
Yes, they should be addicts.
9
31.03%
No, it shouldn't matter.
6
20.69%
It depends on the individual counselor.
12
41.38%
Yes, it matters; they should NOT be addicts.
2
6.90%
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Does it matter...
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Join Date: May 2004
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Doesnt matter to me. I know my addiction inside out...when i am clean it is living life on life's terms that i struggle with. What is important to me is that a counsellor can hear me, hold my anger without feeling threatened by it, can refrain from trying to fix me and point out perspectives that i might have missed. Generally those missed perspectives are emotional ones.
No expectations!
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 8,732
Thanks, Evanna! Good to see you, too! My current therapist/counselor is not an addict either. I guess I meant specifically addictions treatment counselors, though. Now that I've been clean for a LITTLE while I don't feel like I "need" a specific addictions counselor, but when I was in treatment, I was drawn to those that were in recovery themselves.
Love and hugs,
Eddie
Love and hugs,
Eddie
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Join Date: May 2004
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Yeah, i understand where you are coming from there Eddie. I know when i did my first primary treatment (i done a few 
) it seemed important to me at the time that the counsellors were addicts. The more years i used the less it seemed to matter though. (So i am not sure if that means i should edit my vote to read...yeah, but no, but yeah but 
)
Good to see you an' all lass.
) it seemed important to me at the time that the counsellors were addicts. The more years i used the less it seemed to matter though. (So i am not sure if that means i should edit my vote to read...yeah, but no, but yeah but )Good to see you an' all lass.
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