Do you need an addiction intervention?
Numerous people with a substance abuse problem live in a constant state of denial. They don’t believe that they have a problem or, if they do admit it, they believe that the world around them is at fault. Well let’s face it, the world isn’t going to change just to make the substance abuser happy (and if it did, they would just come up with another excuse to get loaded).
Unfortunately, the commonly held myth is that those who are alcoholics, or otherwise involved with drugs, must readily accept that they have a problem and actively seek help. That is simply not the case. Waiting for the abuser to come to their senses is dangerous, to say the least, as the situation will only progressively worsen over time.
For example, if someone you loved were standing in the middle of a highway facing away from traffic, and if that person were about to be hit by a car, wouldn’t you do just about anything in your power to get their attention and warn them of the danger? Of course you would – and that’s the principle behind an intervention.
An intervention is an objective, non-judgmental and caring presentation of the truth to a substance abuser and, with the help of a trained interventionist, the process is facilitated to avoid the defense mechanisms and denial of the abuser while presenting viable solutions to the problem.
