Intervention

A major issue of alcoholism, drug addiction and other compulsive disorders is the outright denial of the problem by the afflicted. Facts of the problem, compassionately presented by loved ones and others, are impossible to deny. A sensitive, guided confrontation directed at the affected person is called an intervention.

Whether done in a family or professional setting, intervention is a way for the family and friends to confront the one they care for with kindness and respect, but also with direct honesty that will pierce the defenses of the addicted, helping them to see the damage their behavior is doing to themselves and people they care about. Because intervention is done by a group of family and friends, it makes an impact far more powerful than an individual could ever create on his or her own.

Don’t Go it Alone

Carefully designed and coached, intervention creates positive change, casts away secrets, the minimizing and the denial inherent in addiction, and begins the move toward honesty – the first step in recovery. Family, friends, employers, professional colleagues, coworkers, in short, anyone who cares enough, can initiate the intervention process. It is here that we should work with an addiction professional to avoid pitfalls. Everyone has an active part in intervention but always be directed by someone who does this professionally. Just because you saw it on television doesn’t mean you can act it out in real life and without the ability to edit out the mistakes!

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