A family member was supposed to go to treatment today. This person has been to treatment a couple of times but has been using meth for several years and considers marijuana a "gift from God." When she got to the admission office she "lost it" and was not admitted. I'm not certain what "lost it" meant but the admission person evaluated her as not appropriate for that facility.
It seems to me that my relative "sabotaged" her treatment. She had been less than enthusiastic about her readmission and proclaimed she wanted to give up the meth but not the marijuana. Sabotaging treatment and recovery is not unusual for people not committed to recovery. We find excuses to do or not do the things we know will keep us in recovery. We don't have time for meetings. We don't have time for prayer. We tell ourselves we won't drink even if we stop at the bar to see friends. We let ourselves get too Hungry-Angry-Lonely-Tired--HALT. We stop calling our sponsor.We sabotage our plan for recovery in a hundred different ways.
This is such a sad disease.I am sad for my relative. I am sad for her teenage son. I am sad for her mother.
What will you do today to enrich your program of recovery? How will you strengthen it?
Will you ask God to remind you He is right there with you? You are not in this alone. It does not have to be sad.
Blessings-Penny
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