When people call me, they are worried about a loved one who is experiencing a crisis of living, whether from substance abuse, mental health, process disorder, trauma, chronic pain, etc. They have tried everything in their repertoire to help and have not been successful. Hence, they reach out to discover hope and a thoughtful solution. That being stated, not everyone who calls is ready to take action. The famed behavioral health researchers Prochaska and DiClemente’s Stages Of Change Model call their inability to take action as being suck the contemplation stage, thinking about doing something yet not actually doing anything — dancing between contemplation and pre-contemplation. In laymen’s terms let just say people HESITATE TO TAKE ACTION. Everyone has experienced hesitations at some point in their lives. Worrying about the outcome, paralyzed over the fear that the decision that is made may not be the right one. Mothers, fathers worry their young adult will never speak to them again, as they try to get them to stop acting out, are afraid to cut off their phones, which are often a direct dial to drug dealer. Husbands, wives and partners worry their loved ones will not listen, will walk away, will […]
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