Forum: Close to Home
Topic: How would you judge whether an addict's treatment has been successful?
Topic Posted by: Close To HomeDate Posted: Wed Mar 18 15:22:22 1998
Posted by: Jeannie
Date posted: Wed Apr 1 13:36:14 1998
Subject: Success
Message:
I am sober for 15 years...
I believe how much joy you bring to your life,is a good measure of success,and the best deterrent from relaps.a great teacher once told a group of us that it was our duty to bring joy in our life,for it is the great healer of ourselves and all life around us. works for me
Posted by: Jim (jej@uniserve.com )
Date posted: Tue Mar 31 10:42:48 1998
Subject: sucessful recovery
Message:
The long term sober pesons in AA state that you are always in recovery. There are danger times (5-7 years, 10-12 years) when many relapse. Complacency and the committee in the head can ambush you at any time. The AA program also stresses freedom of choice. Therefore, successful recovery to me is the choice made that I can never drink again in my life and that I must stay sober, under all conditions, one day at a time
Posted by: Patty (ruger6@concentric.net )
Date posted: Mon Mar 30 22:06:46 1998
Subject: Successful Treatment
Message:
As a person in recovery and a Human Resources professional, I believe successful recovery happens when an individual who wants to stop using and effective, caring treatment come together at the same time. I have seen people "forced" into treatment by workplace policies and that usually seems ineffective. My experience is that the person has to want it, otherwise all the "treatment" in the world may not help. Even though I have seen this over and over again, my own sense of humanity compells me, through my profession, to refer people who certainly appear unready for treatment into our Employee Assistance Program in the hopes that something will sink in and reach them.
Posted by: Jim (jej@uniserve.com )
Date posted: Mon Mar 30 19:34:10 1998
Subject: sucessful recovery
Message:
The long term sober pesons in AA state that you are always in recovery. There are danger times (5-7 years, 10-12 years) when many relapse. Complacency and the committee in the head can ambush you at any time. The AA program also stresses freedom of choice. Therefore, successful recovery to me is the choice made that I can never drink again in my life and that I must stay sober, under all conditions, one day at a time
Posted by: Paul
Date posted: Mon Mar 30 3:59:58 1998
Subject: Sucessful Recovery....
Message:
I was told you're a newcomer until you have at least five years of continuous recovery. I've got almost nine, and I'm sure I'm not going to drink today. That's about as sucessful as I want to be.