The question of whether or not to hire a professional can be easily answered. Simply ask yourself what chance you believe you have to succeed on your own. Most families just end up creating an enormous mess which the interventionist then needs to … [Read more...] about Hiring An Interventionist
Panic
The chaos in the life of the person you're trying to help has has left a wake of emotional and financial wreckage. The events that led you to decide to do an intervention have also left you in a state of panic. Now, you're confronted with actually … [Read more...] about Panic
The Greenhouse Effect
Anyone who has done anything repeatedly has the advantage of being able to identify and recognize patterns. Having done hundreds of interventions, one pattern I’ve come to recognize is something I call the greenhouse effect. In short, it’s … [Read more...] about The Greenhouse Effect
Hopelessness
Hopelessness Without hope [a hopeless prisoner] 2. Causing one to lose hope; discouraging [a hopeless situation]. Practicing addicts attempt to destroy interventions by creating feelings of hopelessness in those around them, especially in their … [Read more...] about Hopelessness