Sober Coach: Being Part Of An Alcohol Intervention

Alcohol Intervention: Getting To Say What You Want To Say

When it comes to an alcohol intervention some people want to try and get the addict into recovery and other people want to just tell the addict what they think of them and their addiction. While it’s definitely important to get things off your chest when it comes to the addict and their addiction, if it’s not constructive and about getting them into rehab it’s not really the time to just unload. Once an addict is in rehab there is a therapy process and they usually invite friends and family to therapy to tell them how they feel and how therapy has helped them realize how they hurt certain people because of their addiction problem. A lot of times it’s a great place for friends and family to tell the addict now that they are sober and able to hear them how much they’ve been hurt by their addiction.

Drug Intervention; Not Taking It Personally

If you go to a drug intervention and you spend your Saturday telling the addict that they need help and that they need to go to rehab and the addict attacks you and says things to you that are embarrassing and hurtful and mean you need to take a step back and realize it’s the addiction. It’s hard and sometimes friendships are ended at an intervention but you really have to try and remove yourself from the addict’s words because they are afraid and do not want to admit they are an alcoholic or a drug user and typically it’s that addiction that’s doing all the hurting and lashing out and mean words.

Sober Coach: There As Long As You Need Them

If you feel like you need a sober coach for an extended period of time it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Some people need more help staying sober than others. Some people are in higher pressure jobs or lifestyles and living situations than others and therefore just need as much help as they can get to stay sober and that’s okay.