Valuable to clarify that ultimatums are as much about the person giving the order as the person receiving the order. Addiction is a disease and the physical dependency can, in and of itself, be a life and death matter ("DT's", or "Delirium Tremens"), when trying to go sober.
An alcoholic's allegiances are with alcohol first and foremost. Ideally, the will to be sober should best begin within. That's where the seed for success is most likely to germinate and grow.
It takes an exceptionally strong, determined individual to do it for someone else -- and succeed.
Sometimes love as an antidote is enough.
(Firsthand experience with several family members)
Valuable to clarify that ultimatums are as much about the person giving the order as the person receiving the order. Addiction is a disease and the physical dependency can, in and of itself, be a life and death matter ("DT's", or "Delirium Tremens"), when trying to go sober.
An alcoholic's allegiances are with alcohol first and foremost. Ideally, the will to be sober should best begin within. That's where the seed for success is most likely to germinate and grow.
It takes an exceptionally strong, determined individual to do it for someone else -- and succeed.
Sometimes love as an antidote is enough.
(Firsthand experience with several family members)
Thank you!