C. Scott McMillin | Recovery SI

Believing in the Disease

There’s a big difference between “knowing” that something is a disease, and actually treating it as one.

Psychiatrists were encouraged to hold off on a diagnosis of depressive disorder until several months after such a loss.

As addiction progresses, the addict or alcoholic grows away from the larger culture from whence they came.

“How will your program curriculum and staff work for someone who doesn’t believe in a god?”

It’s often difficult for family members to see the real extent and nature of the damage addiction has caused to themselves and the family.