Intervention

So I can't sleep, and I turned on the tv. Guess what was on? Intervention. I love that show. I love watching tragedy turn to a happy ending, which it usually does. Sometimes these stories are super sad, and the families are always so miserable. The episode on is about Marquel, an alcoholic.

So far, she's running from the intervention. Her family just tried to come into her apartment to talk to her and she ran away. Her dad is following her through the streets of their town trying to talk to her. It's pretty depressing.

I'm so glad my family never had to see me like that. I kept everything separate from them. They only saw me drink a few glasses of wine and then disappear at night with my friends. I would stumble in after they were all in bed and no one would see me. Or I would stay up until they all went to bed, and then I would have a few more. I'm glad they were all pretty clueless about it.

Holding an intervention

Do you know someone who needs help with drug or drink addiction? In the program people often refer to 12 stepping someone they meet by exposing them to the precepts of AA. But sometimes, an intervention on a family member is needed. You've seen the show Intervention. I love it. Watching people accept help (and they almost always do) from their loved ones is a comforting thing.


“Interventions aren’t typically like the ones you see on television, with camera crews and the ‘made-for-TV’ drama. They are generally calm, yet emotional, affairs with the individual ultimately accepting the help that is being offered.”

Now, there's even a guide to doing an intervention.

I'm not recommending doing interventions, I just think it's a good thing to know about.