Building Blocks of Motivation
Even when the patient has concluded that continued substance use is no longer the best option, he or she still harbors a number of important doubts about the ability to change.
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Author: C. Scott McMillin
Yes, I’m Annoyed, and You Should Be, Too
We’re in a drug epidemic with no South American cartels or Afghan drug lords to vilify.
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Motivation vs. Unmotivation
Most addicts and alcoholics wind up in treatment because they’re experiencing difficulties due to substance use– ranging from the pain of withdrawal to troubles with the law, to threatened loss of job or family.
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The Practitioner vs. the Technique
I take great care in finding the right practitioner. He or she will likely be more important than the technique itself.
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Hitting Bottom
We’ll see the progress that was occurring even when the addict appeared, at the time, to be floundering badly.
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