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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 484225"><p>Yeah I don't think it is time that helps.... otherwise people who are in recovery would not still consider themselves addicts... I know one person who was a very serious drug addict at one point in time. She is still an addict but she is in recovery and has been sober for 4 years. She is inspiring to me because I know recovery is possible but it does take a lot of hard work and determination..... and yeah you have to want it and sometimes the motivation has to come from outside yourself but you have to be willing to do the work. That is what worries me about my son, I think he may still be looking for an easy way out and he is not going to find that. However I hope his fear of ending up on the street with no place to go will be a strong motivator.... and I also know that he really is tired of being miserable and he wants help to figure out how not to be miserable anymore. His way has been to use drugs to cover up and numb the misery and i think he does sincerely want to find a better way.... but I don't know if that want is strong enough.</p><p></p><p>And Janet as far as i am concerned you are welcome in this discussion.... I like hearing different points of view and input and questions.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 484225"] Yeah I don't think it is time that helps.... otherwise people who are in recovery would not still consider themselves addicts... I know one person who was a very serious drug addict at one point in time. She is still an addict but she is in recovery and has been sober for 4 years. She is inspiring to me because I know recovery is possible but it does take a lot of hard work and determination..... and yeah you have to want it and sometimes the motivation has to come from outside yourself but you have to be willing to do the work. That is what worries me about my son, I think he may still be looking for an easy way out and he is not going to find that. However I hope his fear of ending up on the street with no place to go will be a strong motivator.... and I also know that he really is tired of being miserable and he wants help to figure out how not to be miserable anymore. His way has been to use drugs to cover up and numb the misery and i think he does sincerely want to find a better way.... but I don't know if that want is strong enough. And Janet as far as i am concerned you are welcome in this discussion.... I like hearing different points of view and input and questions. TL [/QUOTE]
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