I am also in recovery. You can and should offer help to people. But they have to want it. Unfortunately you can’t make them want it. I always leave the door open, but I don’t chase them with what they don’t want. I encourage them though. BTW I’m basically a glorified, well-paid social worker and I do work with the homeless. I have seen miracles and it keeps me going. Even if you only are able to help 1 in 100 it’s totally worth it.
But I will say in my own personal experience, drying out isn’t enough. Even if I couldn’t have got drugs or alcohol, I was pretty miserable before which is why I started using. Gotta be willing to put the hard work in. If you aren’t, then people tend to find other destructive/noxious behavior to engage in.
So I’m definitely not callous. But I am realistic.
I am also in recovery. You can and should offer help to people. But they have to want it. Unfortunately you can’t make them want it. I always leave the door open, but I don’t chase them with what they don’t want. I encourage them though. BTW I’m basically a glorified, well-paid social worker and I do work with the homeless. I have seen miracles and it keeps me going. Even if you only are able to help 1 in 100 it’s totally worth it.
But I will say in my own personal experience, drying out isn’t enough. Even if I couldn’t have got drugs or alcohol, I was pretty miserable before which is why I started using. Gotta be willing to put the hard work in. If you aren’t, then people tend to find other destructive/noxious behavior to engage in.
So I’m definitely not callous. But I am realistic.