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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 466576" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Sorry, Kathy. I "think" I'd be likely to say to her "you are not in this program for us you are here for you". "Going into treatment was your choice for facing your problems and learning how to live a productive life....it is not, and never was, a "deal" to include us." I "might" even add "We have chosen the life we want to live and have worked hard to achieve our goals. Now it is your turn to plan your goals and lifestyle choices."</p><p></p><p>Do I think that would make a difference? Probably not. on the other hand, she doesn't "get" that she has to be the captain of her own ship and chart her own course. If she sees this as an opportunity for emotional blackmail she might as well quit the program and "do her own thing". At the last rehab difficult child#1 attended they used the phrase "you've got to look at yourself in the mirror". Obviously it was intended to get the residents to focus on self. on the other hand, most of them if they did look in a mirror were checking to see how their hair looked or their makeup. Sigh! DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 466576, member: 35"] Sorry, Kathy. I "think" I'd be likely to say to her "you are not in this program for us you are here for you". "Going into treatment was your choice for facing your problems and learning how to live a productive life....it is not, and never was, a "deal" to include us." I "might" even add "We have chosen the life we want to live and have worked hard to achieve our goals. Now it is your turn to plan your goals and lifestyle choices." Do I think that would make a difference? Probably not. on the other hand, she doesn't "get" that she has to be the captain of her own ship and chart her own course. If she sees this as an opportunity for emotional blackmail she might as well quit the program and "do her own thing". At the last rehab difficult child#1 attended they used the phrase "you've got to look at yourself in the mirror". Obviously it was intended to get the residents to focus on self. on the other hand, most of them if they did look in a mirror were checking to see how their hair looked or their makeup. Sigh! DDD [/QUOTE]
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