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<blockquote data-quote="Sam3" data-source="post: 723371" data-attributes="member: 19290"><p>I agree with LBL. The treatment center therapists would be the best sources for what to expect, if you can speak to them in advance. </p><p></p><p>Most of those visits went awfully for us, but if I knew in advance that is very typical, I would have taken it far less personally and I would not have been so discouraged about his seeming lack of progress.</p><p></p><p>Mine went involuntarily. For those kids, many categories of responses seemed to be typical</p><p></p><p>Promises</p><p></p><p>Threats</p><p></p><p>Criticisms about the facility or staff, or about the cult of sobriety</p><p></p><p>Claiming everyone there is worse off in their substance abuse or mental illness</p><p></p><p>A sudden concern thay you are being ripped off</p><p></p><p>Pressure about duration</p><p></p><p>Counting days</p><p></p><p>A pledge to be sober for a limited time but to resume “just drinking” or “just smoking pot”</p><p></p><p>Notwithstanding doing most all of that, my son came out and stayed in a program for a year and sober almost another year past that. </p><p></p><p>He’s not sober now, but he can’t unlearn what he learned there. He also knows how supportive the environment is for anyone serious about gaining or regaining sobriety.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sam3, post: 723371, member: 19290"] I agree with LBL. The treatment center therapists would be the best sources for what to expect, if you can speak to them in advance. Most of those visits went awfully for us, but if I knew in advance that is very typical, I would have taken it far less personally and I would not have been so discouraged about his seeming lack of progress. Mine went involuntarily. For those kids, many categories of responses seemed to be typical Promises Threats Criticisms about the facility or staff, or about the cult of sobriety Claiming everyone there is worse off in their substance abuse or mental illness A sudden concern thay you are being ripped off Pressure about duration Counting days A pledge to be sober for a limited time but to resume “just drinking” or “just smoking pot” Notwithstanding doing most all of that, my son came out and stayed in a program for a year and sober almost another year past that. He’s not sober now, but he can’t unlearn what he learned there. He also knows how supportive the environment is for anyone serious about gaining or regaining sobriety. [/QUOTE]
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