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In an effort to help as many of
you as possible with your alcoholic or addicted
friend or family member, the most important portions
of the Intervention Guide are now accessible for
free below. Please note that I use the term addict,
although the intervention process works for any
destructive behavior: drug addictions, alcoholism,
sexual addiction, gambling addiction, eating
disorders,etc...
Please note that the intervention
steps below are only meant to be used as guidelines.
It is advised that anyone who wishes to
perform an intervention hires a professional
interventionist or seeks help from someone who has
experience with this complicated process.
Planning
An Intervention
1. Take Control Of Your
Fear!
An intervention is a positive
confrontation, not a fight with your loved one. The
goal is to get him help by getting him to agree to
go into a treatment program. Always remind
yourself of the following when you become afraid of
the intervention process:
If you prolong doing an
intervention to help your loved one, remember
that the addiction will only get increasingly
worse! The sooner you get this show on the road,
the less chance there is the addict will harm himself or someone else.
Moreover, the
longer you wait to help him, the less
chance there may be for a recovery and the
tougher the intervention process may become!
If you think perhaps someone
else is better suited for the intervention,
remember that you may have a better
understanding of addiction, especially since
you are doing research on the internet. Also, fear has most
likely stopped others who have noticed the
destructive behavior from approaching you about
doing something to help your loved one. If you truly
love the person who needs your help and you
believe he loves you, you may possess the needed
motivation and leverage to organize an effective
intervention.
If you are afraid about
planning something behind the addict's back,
remember that the purpose of the intervention is
to put all your cards out on the table. It is
difficult do this without the intervention process!
A drug intervention allows you to control the time and place
to positively confront an addict, with the
right people present to support you. While there
is a chance that the addict may feel
tricked by some of the deceit you will have to
engage in prior to the intervention, this is
not necessarily a giant obstacle if everything
has been arranged in advance.
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