Where’s the Bottom?

Posted April 16, 2008

For years my family sat by waiting for me to hit bottom before they begain to seek the Addiction-Treatment they knew I needed. It seemed everyone they talked to said the same thing “He has to hit bottom before he can get help”. Well every time I would get into trouble or overdose they would think okay this is it, he has “hit bottom”. Unfortunatly I didn’t realize that should have been my bottom, I never stopped, I would get out of jail or out of the hospital and start all over again and they would still be waiting. Finally they decided they had to step in, it had been 15 years of hell for them to sit by and wait for me to make a decision that I was incapable of making. I was being discharged from the hospital after another near death experience, my parents came to pick me up as they had done so many times before, but this time they had all my bags packed and did not take “no” for an answer. They brought me straight to a long term rehabilitation center. That was over 5 years ago and if they had not told me this is it, you will die if you do not except the help we are offering I would not have stopped then either. I knew they where right and I did except the help, but I never would have asked for it or addmitted that I had “Hit Bottom”.

The only reality that an addict can see is that they cannot live without their drugs, being sober is a reality they cannot face. If you are waiting for an addict to “Hit Bottom” you need to start looking for a cemitary plot because death is “Hitting Bottom” to an addict.

Please do not wait for a loved one to hit bottom, there are alot of great drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers out there that do not believe in this out dated thought process. Call a referal source for addiction-treatments like my parents did and let them guide you to the best center for your specific needs.

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