Cathyclysmic
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Mon Aug-28-06 09:58 AM
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"Intervention" on A&E- does anyone else here watch it? |
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I know this will probably trigger some discussion over whether or not such programs are effective, but I think they're necessary when a person hits bottom and loved ones have no other choice. Anyone watch last night's episode? That was the worst one I've seen yet.
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Mon Aug-28-06 10:02 AM
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1. i watched it last night and it was really sad, i don't see her recovering |
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anytime soon. I hate to say it but i think she's going to end up dying in the couple of years.
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Mon Aug-28-06 10:03 AM
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2. I've never even heard of that show. |
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Sounds interesting though. What was the gist of last night's episode?
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AlCzervik
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Mon Aug-28-06 10:04 AM
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3. alcoholic meth addict, girl in her early 20's, stripper. |
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she is extremely violent and beyond self destructive.
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Mon Aug-28-06 10:06 AM
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Mon Aug-28-06 10:06 AM
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5. Completely delusional, too. |
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Some of the worst cases I've seen on that show had at least once had an inkling that what they were doing was wrong. She didn't. I hate to say it, but her family shouldn't have sent her to jail- she needed to go to a psychiatric hospital.
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Mon Aug-28-06 10:09 AM
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7. agreed, she needed to be someplace where she couldn't hurt herself |
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and get some intensive therapy.
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Mon Aug-28-06 10:07 AM
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6. The one I watched was so depressing |
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The person, even though she was killing herself with alcohol, was so close to getting help. But, because she wanted to smoke a cigarette, (and had a loser boyfriend) missed her connecting flight and didn't get help. I haven't had the guts to watch it since. Maybe sometime in the future, when I feel up to it, I'll watch it again. It's a pretty good show, and educational, just very sad.
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Mon Aug-28-06 10:11 AM
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8. Very painful to watch for me. |
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Not because of any situation that I've personally been in, but I just have a hard time seeing people in such hopeless situations paraded on TV for ratings.
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Mon Aug-28-06 10:16 AM
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9. To make a case for the program, |
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they do handle it gently. And if it gets the word out about how destructive some drugs are (especially meth), than more power to them.
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Mon Aug-28-06 10:41 AM
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11. Exactly - please read my post below. |
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Mon Aug-28-06 10:34 AM
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10. I watched it - I don't see any hope for that girl. |
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Not only did she suffer from a meth/alcohol addiction, but it seemed she had underlying psychiatric issues that needed to be dealt with too. I watched it with my 14 year old daughter and used the program as an opportunity to teach her what can happen with drug addiction; she needs to know. It's better to see it than to just hear mom talk about it, IMHO.
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Mon Aug-28-06 11:49 AM
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she was the worst off person I have seen on the show -- I think because she (clearly) was dealing with serious mental illness along with her addiction.
Having watched from the start, I can start to see who is or isn't going to make it. Last night's gal had "Not a chance in hell" written all over her. :(
It is fascinating seeing the range of people on the show -- I am particularly struck by those whose bottom will, sadly, only be death or a lifetime of addiction. There was that homeless young man from CA who has a raging alchoholic and who went into treatment only to get his dog back from his family -- not five minutes after getting out he was at a liquor store slammin' back a beer. He was perfectly content with his life as a drunk who lived on the streets.
So very scary and so very sad.
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