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He is Ramping up Please give me Strenght.
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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 722486" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>i have been reading gabor mate interviews, trying to learn what he believes to be an effective intervention and treatment strategy. i cannot find anything that addresses individual recovery except for compassion, support and stress reduction.</p><p></p><p>i really agree with him at the population level. the vulnerabilty that comes from repression/suppresion of feelings and consiousness of trauma.</p><p></p><p>but the thing is: how is this translated into change at family and individual level? at the social level, i get it. </p><p></p><p>but what do professionals and others do with one addict or a dozen? what are the interventions?</p><p></p><p>m, my so, is an alcoholic (recovering). yes. he has a history of childhood trauma. brutal father and loving but abused mother.</p><p></p><p>except one day m decided to stop drinking.</p><p>actually twice. once he stopped 19 years. this time it's been 7. no treatment. no tapering.</p><p></p><p>i am not understanding this whole argument about "choice. " if we do not factor in an element of choice involved to stop (or continue), are we not denying the full spectrum of humanity in a being? </p><p></p><p>we are not just bearers and carriers of our history. we are actors, too. it is not just the so called oppressors who have responsibility.</p><p></p><p> "victims" do too. </p><p></p><p>thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 722486, member: 18958"] i have been reading gabor mate interviews, trying to learn what he believes to be an effective intervention and treatment strategy. i cannot find anything that addresses individual recovery except for compassion, support and stress reduction. i really agree with him at the population level. the vulnerabilty that comes from repression/suppresion of feelings and consiousness of trauma. but the thing is: how is this translated into change at family and individual level? at the social level, i get it. but what do professionals and others do with one addict or a dozen? what are the interventions? m, my so, is an alcoholic (recovering). yes. he has a history of childhood trauma. brutal father and loving but abused mother. except one day m decided to stop drinking. actually twice. once he stopped 19 years. this time it's been 7. no treatment. no tapering. i am not understanding this whole argument about "choice. " if we do not factor in an element of choice involved to stop (or continue), are we not denying the full spectrum of humanity in a being? we are not just bearers and carriers of our history. we are actors, too. it is not just the so called oppressors who have responsibility. "victims" do too. thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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