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Everybody Likes a Clean House...

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  ...but everybody doesn't like to clean a house or keep a house clean. Do you know anyone like that? Is it you? There are varying depths of this topic and it's not like we haven't been here before. If you need to refresh your memory, please check out these entries here , here , and here . As a Qualified Mental Health Professional, I have seen all sorts of people trying to convince the staff of what they are trying to do and failing miserably, yet they keep trying (some of them) until they get what they want. In this profession, it used to be when a patient has reached his/her bottom, they are ready for treatment in order to resume a life of being a sober yet viable portion to society. These days, one can apply for government assistance, be granted the benefits, and therefore never getting to the "bottom" which is necessary for many of those who are dependent on their drug or substance of choice. I have seen men who did not put forth nearly the effort for a job i...