At Synergistic Interventions, we are a team of people united in recovery who want to give back. Having been blessed with a second chance that recovery has given us, we feel indebted. We understand the struggles your loved one goes through on a level only available to those of us who have been there. We know what it’s like. Rarely is the decision to quit drinking, or using, made lightly. In fact, the self-revelation that we can no longer control our drinking or using is usually brought on by outside forces such as jail, hospitalization, or worse. Most of us come kicking and screaming. An active alcoholic or addict is an unlovely creature. Late-stage substance abuse is typically accompanied by shame, fear, anger, bewilderment, and hopelessness. Our behavior is often erratic because we are no longer genuinely sane. What other explanation is there for the things we do? And typically, things don’t improve on their own. At least, not until the discomfort of staying the same becomes greater than the fear of change.