Comments on: Know your limitations http://www.affie.com.au/know-your-limitations/ specialising in dependencies: compulsions and recovery Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:02:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: nose http://www.affie.com.au/know-your-limitations/comment-page-1/#comment-93962 nose Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:42:40 +0000 http://www.affie.com.au/know-your-limitations/#comment-93962 There is only one thing to say here, you are absolutely and without shadow of a doubt, right on the money. If you really want to help people, pay for them to see a professional... Or go with them to AAA meetings. There is only one thing to say here, you are absolutely and without shadow of a doubt, right on the money.

If you really want to help people, pay for them to see a professional… Or go with them to AAA meetings.

]]> By: Ben http://www.affie.com.au/know-your-limitations/comment-page-1/#comment-85200 Ben Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:24:42 +0000 http://www.affie.com.au/know-your-limitations/#comment-85200 I couldn't agree more... I am not a therapist, though that saddens my therapist as I apparently have great insight to outward situations... I have seen so many people that have destructive co-dependent friendships and I grew up that way to. Sitting by my phone waiting for yet another friend to call for help "only I could give," until I realized 911 was the only number that could truly help them (ie. qualified persons, not me). I can be an ear, I can give suggestions; but if they truly want help, like I did... it's 12 steps, a Dr. of some sort or the police, their choice. I couldn’t agree more… I am not a therapist, though that saddens my therapist as I apparently have great insight to outward situations… I have seen so many people that have destructive co-dependent friendships and I grew up that way to. Sitting by my phone waiting for yet another friend to call for help “only I could give,” until I realized 911 was the only number that could truly help them (ie. qualified persons, not me). I can be an ear, I can give suggestions; but if they truly want help, like I did… it’s 12 steps, a Dr. of some sort or the police, their choice.

]]>