We all have things in life that are unpleasant. Mostly we all hitch our pants and do them anyway. I guess they are called pet peeves. Mine is people who are not looking to change when they call. They are simply looking to stay out of jail. They phone with a shopping list of things they are reading about drug rehab that they are reading off of a court order. They are flip and callus. They behave in a derogatory manner. They mockingly describe the other rehabs they have been to, filled with losers and lazy staff that does not care. They don't care what the program is, as long as it is cheap and meets the court order.
I politely suggest I cannot help them. Drug rehab centers have more than enough work dealing with people who want to change. Working is a drug rehab is hard demanding work. Nobody who is really lazy would ever take a job in a drug rehab. It is just too much dam work. The pay is ok, but people never work at the rehab just for money. It is not enough to make them stay. I wish the court would not make us a dumping ground for people they do not know how to handle. Of course people will choose rehab over jail. However, does housing an unmotivated client in a drug rehab center for 30 to 90 days make a difference? Probably not. It is also a drain on the staff and an anchor around the necks of the people who want to change. So if you are simply looking for a get out of jail free card, look someplace else, leave drug rehab to those who are going for the right reasons!
