They’re Sorry… But They’re Not Ready To Change #addictionrecovery #addictionhelp

A person can promise to change and still believe they can manage their addiction on their own. They can hate what they did and still not be willing to give up the thing that keeps causing them to fall back. They can mean every single word. They can mean that apology, but that still doesn't mean they're ready to change. Recovery actually requires something else. That's the part that families miss. Families often listen for sincerity, but with addiction, you have to listen for Insight and action. Sincerity matters, but it's not enough. So instead of only asking, do you mean it? A better question might be something like finding out what they understand about what happened, more like processing through. Or another question is, what are they willing to do differently before the next crisis? Because if the only plan is, I promise I will never do that again, I learned my lesson, probably not really ready. That's hope, but hope isn't a plan.