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She says she's ready ...so how do I help?
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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 743413" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>A bit of both. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> </p><p></p><p>I think the next week will be very telling for both of them. C is in a stronger place than S right now but I know early sobriety is fragile and he is not reaching out for help. I’ve made suggestions and even gave him information on a Rational Revovery group since he seems to be resistant to AA. He looked so much better though. I know he is feeling better now that he is through the detox phase. I have to believe that is something he will remember even if he stumbles on this attempt. Tomorrow will be two weeks sober, and that is the longest he has made it for more than a decade. </p><p></p><p>For S, the test will be whether she follows up with this program and actually goes to an intake appointment or decides again she is actually fine where she is. I can’t predict right now. I will ask her Monday what the status is and if she has made an appointment. That’s all I feel I can do - pushing her will only push her away again. I am trying to stay in that place of holding hope while letting go of expectation. And trust that the steps she has taken mean something, even if she doesn’t follow through right away. She knows she needs help. She knows where help is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 743413, member: 23349"] A bit of both. :eek: I think the next week will be very telling for both of them. C is in a stronger place than S right now but I know early sobriety is fragile and he is not reaching out for help. I’ve made suggestions and even gave him information on a Rational Revovery group since he seems to be resistant to AA. He looked so much better though. I know he is feeling better now that he is through the detox phase. I have to believe that is something he will remember even if he stumbles on this attempt. Tomorrow will be two weeks sober, and that is the longest he has made it for more than a decade. For S, the test will be whether she follows up with this program and actually goes to an intake appointment or decides again she is actually fine where she is. I can’t predict right now. I will ask her Monday what the status is and if she has made an appointment. That’s all I feel I can do - pushing her will only push her away again. I am trying to stay in that place of holding hope while letting go of expectation. And trust that the steps she has taken mean something, even if she doesn’t follow through right away. She knows she needs help. She knows where help is. [/QUOTE]
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