Offering help to those in an incorrigible path: How long is long enough?

It's a bit of a struggle to be drawn to people who are already walking down an incorrigible path. A good number of such people have behaviours that are unpleasant to those around them and these behaviours are often harmful to themselves too.

A relatively good example is that of someone who is a chronic liar or someone who habitually drinks himself into a stupor whenever he gets any cash. These sorts of people are aiming down so low and the consequence of the stuff they do is channelled towards mayhem. It also produces a ludicrous amount of misery... Sometimes to people around them, other times to themselves.

It has become fairly obvious that people who are on this incorrigible path are dealing with a sufficient amount of bitterness. The problem though is that these people have friends, families and lovers who would want to help. But, as far as I can tell and in my experience, some of the people who are on this incorrigible path are not interested in getting help.

The more you try to help them get out of the pile of the mess they are in, the more they will push themselves down and kick 7 shades of sh*t out of themselves. It gets tiring and it can make you feel like you are drowning with them.

From the point of view of someone trying to help, that is usually a decisive moment.

It is a time when you have to decide if it would be best to take a step back or continue making effort to help.

Whatever the case may be, this is often a scenario of different strokes for different folks. Sticking around may be the right choice in some cases, but it can also be a catastrophic decision in other situations.

I guess the question is;

How long is long enough to spend trying to help someone fix themselves when it's fairly obvious that the person is not interested in getting that help?

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