tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422327505814019451.post2681556863883128452..comments2024-02-24T00:17:05.532-08:00Comments on Taking the Escalator: Halfway ThereTaking the Escalatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17360683176716360335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422327505814019451.post-34749253570640718272014-05-08T22:56:19.445-07:002014-05-08T22:56:19.445-07:00Thank you for this post. I am in the middle of a d...Thank you for this post. I am in the middle of a day where I really want to give up. I have come a ways in my detox/recovery, but somehow it never seems enough. People think I am not tryying hard enough. U reminded me not everyone hates and judges addicts. Please let me know if you have any advice on things that might help me succeed other than what I am doing. http://suboxonestopping.blogspot.comJ.ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17251601316668946121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422327505814019451.post-5857376993693701842013-10-25T21:26:58.105-07:002013-10-25T21:26:58.105-07:00My thoughts on this are....1. is not an attempt b...My thoughts on this are....1. is not an attempt better than giving up before beginning? If nothing else something can be learned about what did not work and have that out of the way to try a new approach. 2. I think it is better to go about a thing slowly and see it to completion rather than going at it 110% but giving up because of burn out and not being able to keep that pace up. Just my 2 cents. Interesting article thank you for posting it, well written. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722607797419497879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422327505814019451.post-76982790162750738972013-10-14T20:03:44.586-07:002013-10-14T20:03:44.586-07:00Thanks for your comment Travis. I agree with you t...Thanks for your comment Travis. I agree with you that at some point a huge commitment and amount of effort and perserverance is definitely needed when it comes to addiction recovery. I respect and appreciate the hard work and commitment it sounds like you are putting in to help others with their struggle. My point is just that we have to start somewhere and if someone shows even a little desire to change then that is at least something to build on. As helpers it is so important that we encourage, empower, and strive to help motivate those who are just getting started and help them from there. If you look at any treatment program, they are all filled with people who dont want to be there yet we as counselors do this process every day by helping those who are struggling and ambivalent learn to increase their motivation and effort for positive change. Taking the Escalatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360683176716360335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422327505814019451.post-14222312869889142512013-10-14T05:42:08.501-07:002013-10-14T05:42:08.501-07:00While all of these are valid points, I find throug...While all of these are valid points, I find through my own experience and through sponsoring others that if individuals do not enter into a 12 step program with willingness and a "gift of desperation", rarely do they make life saving progress. Yes, any effort, no matter how small, is better than zero effort, but this game is seriously life and death, and you may go along half assing it for a while with some minor rewards but building very little foundation, and that next "little relapse" may be the one that kills you. So i can see what you are saying, and agree with some of it, but you don't defuse a bomb with less than 100% effort, why should this be any different?Travibehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919038712738463284noreply@blogger.com