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Any good experiences of rebellious kids coersed to twelve steps programs?
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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 602022" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>The surrender part is what he has most problem with. And Higher Power. He did like the treatment method he went through and it takes a very different attitude about surrendering. Idea is not to surrender but take control over the addiction. Not to be powerless, but learn to have power over their own addiction and behaviour. That has worked very well for him. After he was first caught gambling and started treatment he had two or three slip-ups during first half a year, but hasn't gambled since. Not even during very stressful periods of life and he has had few of those during these two years. Knowing relapse rate of this specific addiction that is incredibly good outcome, so I understand why he feels good about that type of program and is leery to very different type of thinking twelve steps represent. </p><p></p><p>difficult child can have a very sharp tongue in him, if he chooses to and a talent for creating havoc. I really hope he will not be doing that in any support group. Our courts can not order addiction treatment and employers etc. can normally only require medically approved treatment so twelve step-groups here are not used to people being coerced to attend so they may not be too apt to deal with people who really don't want to be there. </p><p></p><p>And, yeah, difficult child has decided that he has serious problem/don't accept/will not even consider steps 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/sigh.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sigh:" title="sigh :sigh:" data-shortname=":sigh:" /> He also doesn't consider it wrong to accept the offer if he is not ready to give a try to GA, he says that his contract will have a clause about attending, not about buying the model. Lovely!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 602022, member: 14557"] The surrender part is what he has most problem with. And Higher Power. He did like the treatment method he went through and it takes a very different attitude about surrendering. Idea is not to surrender but take control over the addiction. Not to be powerless, but learn to have power over their own addiction and behaviour. That has worked very well for him. After he was first caught gambling and started treatment he had two or three slip-ups during first half a year, but hasn't gambled since. Not even during very stressful periods of life and he has had few of those during these two years. Knowing relapse rate of this specific addiction that is incredibly good outcome, so I understand why he feels good about that type of program and is leery to very different type of thinking twelve steps represent. difficult child can have a very sharp tongue in him, if he chooses to and a talent for creating havoc. I really hope he will not be doing that in any support group. Our courts can not order addiction treatment and employers etc. can normally only require medically approved treatment so twelve step-groups here are not used to people being coerced to attend so they may not be too apt to deal with people who really don't want to be there. And, yeah, difficult child has decided that he has serious problem/don't accept/will not even consider steps 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12. :sigh: He also doesn't consider it wrong to accept the offer if he is not ready to give a try to GA, he says that his contract will have a clause about attending, not about buying the model. Lovely! [/QUOTE]
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