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“She needs to hit rock bottom.”
Easy for you to say
about a place which might actually be
below ground,
where body outpaces spirit.
She needs me to be present;
if not in body, then
in spirit.
Make no mistake, “tough love” is protective
of the lover, not the loved.
You can advise, judge, pontificate
all you want.
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McLean, A.J. Harm Reduction. Acad Psychiatry 47, 688 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-023-01835-0
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