distract – NOT YOUR DOC

IF AN ACTIVELY USING HEROIN ADDICT OR ALCOHOLIC TELLS US TO NOT START SHOOTING HEROIN OR DRINKING ALCOHOL, WE TEND TO DISMISS HIM/HER AND HIS/HER ADVICE (i.e., what does s/he know…s/he can’t even follow her/his own advice). IF THAT SAME ADDICT GETS CLEAN AND SOBER, AND BECOMES A DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR, NOW S/HE HAS GRAVITAS BEHIND THAT SAME EXACT ADVICE.

Listen to the wisdom, then extract the message or the lesson. Decided the value, importance, and applicability of the message or the lesson without being distracted by the messenger. Charles Tadros, M.D. November 10, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri