You’ve probably heard the saying, “A frog will leap from a pan of hot water, but if the water is brought to a slow boil, the frog will remain until its demise.” Thinking about a frog “slowly boiling to death”
Mixed messages surround addiction. So many that we may be numb to them. Some mixed messages are obvious; some are not. The issues are complicated, require focus, attention, and thinking.
Mixed messages are in our environment and they trickle
Bob’s daughter, Betty had been in treatment twice and was back on heroine in two weeks. Bob was scared. Barbara, Betty’s mom was on the other side of the country. Fifteen years ago, Barbara found a new relationship, divorced