Is Your Loved One Ready for Addiction Treatment | What To Do If They’re Not
Are there clues to help you figure out whether your child or loved one is truly ready to let addiction treatment center change their life for good?
What can you do while you wait for the addict you love to 'come around' and ask for help?
Does someone have to hit 'rock bottom' before they are ready for help?
If you've got a loved on struggling with addiction, there are answers in the Bible. In this episode of Beyond Sobriety, we tackle this questions and more from a Biblical perspective that is informed by 15+ years of struggling with addiction and 7+ years of helping run an addiction treatment center.
2:05 Who are treatment centers MOST likely to be able to help?
3:50 Does someone have to be at 'rock bottom' to be helped?
5:23 The #1 thing you must figure out to know whether treatment has a chance to be successful or not
6:15 How does helping an addict compare to helping others out of their sin?
7:35 How to tell why your loved on is asking for help...what is their true motivation?
9:42 Does the source of their motivation matter?
10:40 What are appropriate expectations of a Biblical addiction treatment center?
13:27 How should you pray for your loved one?
15:40 How to handle addiction treatment within the church or DIY rather than at a treatment center
17:35 What to do about someone who's unwilling/unable to get help
21:35 What to do if your loved one won't accept your boundaries
23:12 How you can get support while you wait on your loved one to 'come around'
26:40 Resources to help you understand your loved oe and addiction better
30:18 Encouragement for you as you deal with your loved one
🎥 Videos You Might Be Interested In
How to Choose a Treatement Program: https://youtu.be/w5Kn48YVvBY
How to Tell if Your Child is On Drugs: https://youtu.be/3AD_Ggcc6-s
Resources:
Child-proof book: https://beyondsobriety.org/child-proof
Grace-based Recovery book: https://beyondsobriety.org/grace-based
The Heart of Addiction book/workbook: https://beyondsobriety.org/hoa
Banquets in the Grave book: https://beyondsobriety.org/banquet
Ed Welch video: https://beyondsobriety.org/welch-video
Full show notes available at: https://beyondsobriety.org/5
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