| Just yesterday I had a conversation with a lady – we will call her Amanda - who had attended 8 different 12-step oriented rehabs over the course of the last 6 years.
She’s been drinking heavily and overtaking her Xanax prescription the entire time. Amanda explained how utterly hopeless she felt. “I can’t even get it right in rehab! I’m one of those who dies from this disease aren’t I?”
I explained to her that she had been given the wrong information in rehab, and that she did not have a disease. I also informed her that she was unaware of the correct message; that she had a preference for heavy use – and more importantly, that preference can change. She had never heard a message of choice before, and it took a few minutes to sink in.
Every morning on my way to work, I post a message to the public on my thoughts of that day. This morning I discussed Amanda’s situation. Over the course of the last 31 years that I’ve been helping people move past their addictions, I’ve heard thousands of stories just like Amanda’s.
Watch my video below discussing the fact that people can move past their addictions for good, even those who have been through the treatment wringer:
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