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Is total abstinence from a sure indicator that someone fell far short of the Addictions Cliff?
You know the type … that may not have a sip of wine or even be around someone who smokes a cigarette. They know that if they have that first sip or puff pastry are back in the same box that had a hard time getting out. And still remember the incident.
Maybe it's "Hello, my name is Fred and I am an alcoholic." Alcoholics are worse, because addiction is more insidious, but the frenzy of nicotine. Fred then begins to tell all their stories of pain and how he ended up face down in the street, his family lost their children playing and after seven stints in rehab finally found Jesus. And not all come together in a circle and Fred rejoice with the new?
Not really. Fred is sending warning signals that it is not just an alcoholic or a recovering alcoholic as it is a dysfunctional human being. And Fred can last for hours telling you all about the gruesome details of their fragile recovery and its importance to spread the word because that is what he has learned in therapy and rehabilitation. He said if anything repeated long enough, begin to believe it was true. And really think Fred can not cross that line anymore. Ever.
The liquor industry says it is not their fault, they say in their ads to "enjoy our alcoholic products in moderation, if you are in control of himself." Note how they are still going to sell to Fred, even if not in control. Fred is your gross margin. All alcoholics drink responsibly, right?
If drunks are bad, cigarette smokers are worse. Cigarettes are a drug strange since only create dependency. One does not get high or a buzz by the coffin nails smoking, only an addiction that is considered by many experts the most difficult to break. Certainly makes sense right? Why do not you smoke some teeth Black, sucks, poisons the air through secondhand smoke and put a shroud of death everywhere is lit? Oh, and is the leading cause of cancer … say it right in the package, right under the title "to the losers and only Stupid."
Drug addicts are another fun group. His argument is, at least, the high worthwhile. When asked what drugs do to get high quickly say, stoned, high, zonke, bombed, blotto, drank heavily, and destroyed Blippo. It starts in a good and clean when one of their friends or girlfriends say 'hey, try a little fairy dust and this is going to take the edge off for a foul, the collective life depressed. Right. After all, what are good friends?
Snort heroin and revel in the fact that nobody knows at work. Or pop painkillers thought their eyes glaze over are not really so obvious anyway. Or slip handle on your morning coffee to start the motor running, I know, "get your motor running, head on the road to work … "
Users of coke dripping red noses and collected as allergies or a cold persistent. They believe that because appear nervous and is sweating everyone believes that stress is related to work and let it go. They also insist that they are "recreational users" but your dealer to spend more than they do on food, housing or their children.
The potheads are really funny when they think no one will account because they are naturally optimistic anyway. A few drops flush eyes bloodshot eyes and a high power perfume will cover up the smell. They forget that it is difficult to hide the smell of a skunk no matter what … not seem to spread more.
Not that these people have no serious problems because many do. They can not have a glass of wine or a cigarette after dinner. It's all or nothing and are well-trained counselors and therapists. What is right and understandable, as compassionate human beings, must be sensitive to the needs of others.
But real recovery drunkards, smokers and drug addicts should think a minute before going out and interact with families, friends and the general public. Maybe if you could put aside their addictions for five minutes may actually discover that they have real interests could help them relate and rehabilitation.
If you want to find something of interest, besides themselves and their addictions, others will not reject them or find them so incredibly boring. How do you react when the first thing someone says is that "you are recovering?
The easiest solution is to develop an open and inquisitive mind that shifts the focus outward. As the saying goes, "the world is so full of wonderful things, I'm sure you all must be happy as kings. "Maybe no" is all about me and everything to me and my addictions.
Because if you can find your true interests and carry them out, perhaps not feel the need to get ripped and wrecked on an ongoing basis. And maybe start to find some happiness with a clear mind and open although not totally free and inquisitive.
And maybe not in the process of finding his only joy in the life of a needle, smoke, bottle or the pill.
About the Author
Jack Deal is the owner of Deal Business Consulting and works with alcohol and drugs in the workplace. Related articlesmay be found at http://www.jddeal.com/blog and http://www.freeandinquiringmind.typepad.com
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