My brother has gotten himself addicted to alcohol. This is probably because of his so many frustrations in life. Lately, though, he has started showing signs of regret in his actions. I do know that he doesn't want to go into inpatient rehabilitation, so I thought that it might be good to do an intervention to convince him. What do you think?
2007-07-18 20:37:39 · 6 answers · asked by devon 4p 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I think it's worth a try to do the intervention. One thing you can do is to go to a doctor to have your brother checked up properly. If the doctor permits, he can go to outpatient treatments. That way, he won't have to stay inside the treatment center. What's important is for him to get his sober life back, and I think he wants that too. Him showing regret for his actions is a good sign. Just go ahead and do the intervention. It might help. I really hope he agrees to treatment. Good luck!
2007-07-18 20:44:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that it is a great idea to have an intervention for your brother.. addiction is a very serious problem in our society today.. I myself have been clean and sober for over a year now.. I would not have been able to do this on my own though, and if it wasn't for my aunt getting my family together to have an intervention for me I never would have gotten clean.. I know that it will be a scary thing for your brother and he will probably be completely against the whole thing and even say some hurtful things.. He will thank you for saving his life after all is said and done though.. Your brother sounds like he means a lot to you and he needs you now more than ever..
2007-07-18 20:59:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the nearest Alcoholics Anonymous or Al-Anon and ask them to help and advise you.
You should probably intervene. It sounds like he could be receptive, and now is the time to try to get him into some sort of recovery program.
I'm not an alcoholic, but have had them in my family and nobody has a track record as good as AA's. The organization is operated by alcoholics and does not make any profit. If your brother is truly an alcoholic this is his best chance to recover from it.
If he is an alcoholic he has almost no chance of self-recovering, although a few alcoholics have done it, with the help of loving families and friends.
2007-07-18 20:44:11 · answer #3 · answered by Warren D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my brother is curently at a recovery house in Torrance, so i know how you feel.
you just have to suck it up and do it. Tough Love all the way.
he may not WANT to go to an inpatient facility, but on the other hand, the things he does want arent really good for him. even if he may not know it yet, its probably best for him.
he has to get away from the people he knows and the things he does. if he stays in the same place and meets with the same people to drink, hes never gonna succeed even if you do stage an intervention.
and as Warren hinted at earlier, only .02% of all people who go through AA's 12 step process succeed in the long runn by themself. you gotta be there for him and continue to do so.
but more than anything elsse, he has got to WANT to stop drinking.
2007-07-18 20:49:10 · answer #4 · answered by Conor F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends..
2016-08-24 09:11:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks to each and every one of you guys for the answers!
2016-09-19 13:43:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋