Interventions, in general, are not very effective. People who eventually stop abusing substances altogether do so on their own. One day, the juice is no longer worth squeeze, and they give it up cold turkey. All interventions do is force a confrontation, and threaten immediate consequences if people do not accept help. So people will accept the help in that moment to escape that situation and those consequences, but they are not really committed to changing, because it was not their idea or their desire. In pretty short order, the quit the program and relapse, and that is the most dangerous time for a substance abuser. They have medically withdrawn from substances, and when they start taking them again, they often go back to them in doses when they had developed a high-tolerance, causing them to overdose. All you can really do with someone that has a problem is enforce boundaries and do not enable them. Let them experience the consequences of their behavior, and eventually, they will have enough.
you seem caught in some binge drinking trap. Maybe you should focus on limiting your supply, so that you are unable to poison yourself. it would probably mean a trip to the liquor store in very day, but you'd have a set daily amount which won't get you full-on blackout shit-faced if you say "f*ck it" and chug it all
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Your Lord knows very well what is in your heart. Your soul suffices this day as a reckoner against you. I need no witnesses. You do not listen to your soul, but listen instead to your anger and your rage.
*it would probably mean a trip to the liquor store every day
auto-"correct" strikes again...sigh
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Your Lord knows very well what is in your heart. Your soul suffices this day as a reckoner against you. I need no witnesses. You do not listen to your soul, but listen instead to your anger and your rage.
We call them Off License's here in England, or The Offy, as in, 'I'm going to the offy for a dozen Heinekens and an overpriced Twix.' Offy's are dying a bit of a death so to speak, most convenience stores and newsagents stock alcohol as well.
__________________ Then lets head down into that cellar and carve ourselves a witch
To save time just use 'Neon' instead. Not saying it is Eon by the way, but I'm all about the efficiency, which I shall henceforth spell with only one F to save more time.
__________________ Then lets head down into that cellar and carve ourselves a witch
I’m glad your listening to them and constructive criticism here. Appears Adam didn’t actually know what he was talking about and glad you don’t listen to him.
i thought this had to do with concern for xyz, and not for entertainment and settling scores with internet strangers.
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Your Lord knows very well what is in your heart. Your soul suffices this day as a reckoner against you. I need no witnesses. You do not listen to your soul, but listen instead to your anger and your rage.
Adam tried to one up me by coming up with an arrogant way of acting, I guess you don’t see him always attacking me. Anyways doesn’t matter what he said is not what Blake should do.
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Dec 30th, 2020 06:05 AM
very good! 
