When a prizefighter steps into the ring he knows he must "go the distance" if he is to win or even have a chance of victory.
Alcoholics and addicts are in struggle that is in many ways like the battle a boxer faces. Time and again they step into the ring and are bloodied and knocked unconscious by a foe that is always triumphant. Worse, theirs is a fight that will continue on a daily basis until they find recovery or die. There are no clear-cut bells offering a moment's respite and it transcends 15 rounds.
Why do so few recover and the vast majority seem hopelessly doomed? What is the magic difference and what brings it about?
Simply put, it is the willingness to go to any length to get sober and recover.
There is an extremely easy test that can be employed on an alcoholic or addict that will give better odds than Jimmy the Greek on their chance of sobriety .
Ask them, or better yet, put them in a position to DEMONSTRATE, their willingness to go to any length to get the help they need. If they hem, haw, rationalize, or procrastinate then their odds of recovering are zero.
Harsh isn't it? But it is the truth.
If, however, the suffering addict is at the point where he is willing to try ANYTHING to save himself, his odds go up tremendously.
Asking them to attend an AA meeting is one simple task that can tell you a lot about an individual's chances at any given...
