I think that as soon as the substance starts to have an impact on his/her personal life, where it becomes a dialy thing, an intervention will be necessary. I think it is better to be too soon and be safe than it is to be too late, you have to get to them before the drug really takes over.
I think that it has an impact from the point we drink or use drugs, but when it starts disrupting our day to day activities, family, job, then we know we are in trouble.
IMHO, the right time to check into rehab or taking a treatment program is when you decide you've had enough of substances you've been abusing but no matter how hard you try to give them up, you can't do it unless you get help elsewhere. IMO, unless you are mentally prepared to change then even if you want to overcome an addiction because you realize drugs are ruining your life [literally] then the treatment and time you spend in rehab would be wasted.
I don't think it's a decision you make just like that, from what I've seen it's just when we feel our life is out of control, we feel that we're at a dead end.
We're up against this wall right now with this question. We have a friend that is out of control for a couple of weeks then back to normal for a few weeks. I guess "normal" is a relative term. We talk to him about "cooling it a bit," or "looking for some help," and even "Dude - you need to clean up before it's too late!" When we talk to him about how concerned we are as his friends he gets mad and then cleans up for a couple of weeks and sometime a month or more. Then, back at it full speed.
Yeah, that is a description of a life of abuse, I think that a certain point in our lives we have all abused, but when the abusing time starts to be more than the normal one we know we're in trouble.
I don't think any addict has ever gone to rehab before hitting rock bottom. But it does happen to all of us eventually. You just have to know how far down you want to go before trying to get out of the hole. For me it was losing everything. For you, it could be this post. If you think you're an addict, please get help. You'll thank yourself later for doing it, but you have to do it soon or it might be too late.
I think when your alcohol or drug use is already affecting your normal day to day activities such as your work, relationship with friends and family, then it is necessary to go to rehab. When you are unable to control your drug use or alcohol intake, it is better to have a consultation. Another reason to go is when you get too dependent on it for invalid reasons.
Well denial is a big part of addiction. Most people tell you they didn't realize it had got so bad. It is never too early to seek help. Just because your life isn't in shambles, doesn't mean you are any less of an addict. Try moderation, set goals, talk with a friend. There is no reason for it to get out of control.
Yep, addicts deny it, justify it and make their own points, but facts are facts, they can simply accept them or not.
I've been in three relationships with substance abuse beit alcohol, drugs or both and two hit rock bottom before they turned their lives around. Those two involved themselves in AA,NA and then rehab. I can't say anything about the third one because I left him.
Did those two first manage to rehab Jones? I know how painful that was, seeing someone we love disgracing their live completely and we watching helpless, I don't wish that to anyone.
You were so crystal clear in describing concisely what you went through. Ten years of pain, which you might have avoided had you received an intervention. I'm happy that you made up out of that situation, and thanks for sharing. Through your testimony here the world can see that there is always hope.
Sure, when live is unmanageable is when we need the intervention, but are we ready to accept that change? Sometimes it just has to come from us to accept what other are saying.
I feel it is necessary when a substance has become the center of your life. When a person has to wake up to and go to bed with a substance; treatment is necessary. If it causes behavior changes, abandonment of families, or criminal activity to take place; treatment is absolutely required.
I think many of us have experienced that Twins, we are unable to live our lives without the drug, all our days are organized around it, so we are in fact addicts and we need to see that.
I think that certain times family and friends stage an intervention when they feel like a person is doing harm to their lifestyle with the drugs and alcohol that they are using. Every family is different, some might choose to intervene as soon as they know about any type of drug use, no matter how "small", seeking to nip the thing in the bud right then. Others may not intervene in someone's life until they feel that the person is spiraling out of control. If you feel like your life could be much better without the drugs/alcohol that you are using, but you feel powerless to stop using, then I'd say a visit to rehab would be in order.
The good news is that you have established that there is a problem and you have to make the decision and select the path that will lead you to a better future, well a future. If you cannot go to rehab then try to do it at home and wipe your mind clear so that you can see past the present and into the future where you are healthy, strong and in a happy place again.
So true, after rehab we need to have a plan, we need to have a job, something that keep us occupied and not return to the old life.
IMHO, the right time to check into rehab or taking a treatment program is when you decide you've had enough of substances you've been abusing but no matter how hard you try to give them up, you can't do it unless you get help elsewhere. IMO, unless you are mentally prepared to change then even if you want to overcome an addiction because you realize drugs are ruining your life [literally] then the treatment and time you spend in rehab would be wasted.