Confusion in Coping
Rock-bottom: the hard landing one hits in substance use that finally says ‘enough.’ It’s a bottom because everything from that point on is hard work and a climb out of the deepest recesses of their mind. Rock bottom relates to the consequences of behavior and choices of the person battling addiction.
Craft Method: The method families take to find new ways to accept their loved one’s current condition/illness when the loved one isn’t interested in helping themself, to learn to communicate, use positive reinforcement, and learn new strategies to take care of yourself and your family.
These two terms are often pinned against one another because one falsely suggests that families completely disconnect as they wait and watch the destruction of substance use ravage their loved one to ‘rock bottom.’
I’m not sure why or how they intersect, as Craft has nothing to do…
