Throwing Out Misconceptions That Keep Your Loved One Sick In Active Addiction - Episode 67
Episode description
A good number of people with active addiction are unfortunately in a lot of pain during the months of January and February.
As a loved one, should you just watch them succumb to their addictions? Is there something that you can do to solve the problem?
For today’s episode, Chris and Danny talk about the various misconceptions that society and families have about helping people with addictions. These misconceptions can lead to addiction getting worse, in families' homes and for society as a whole.
They also discuss how to help an addicted loved one, including professional interventions, attending support groups, and modeling recovery. They emphasize the importance of external constraints to help keep an addict on the straight and narrow and to help them realize the value of sobriety.
Episode Highlights
- Effects of the holidays on people who are struggling
- The perfect time to talk to your loved ones to seek help
- Dangers of winter to those in active addiction
- Why human contact is necessary to promote interventions
- Hitting rock bottom during recovery
- Importance of motivation in recovery
- Different constraints in recovery
- The dangers of relapse during the road to recovery
- Why people will go to any length to justify their use
- The long-term approach to addiction recovery
- The urgency of getting help for addiction
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