The Two of Swords. Decided to feature Seth here, the decision he was avoiding being whether or not to address his alcoholism. Seeking help seemed like far too much: It involved admitting that he had a problem, admitting that he couldn't solve said problem, admitting that no man really is an island and that he WAS negatively affecting the people he loved, and there was the risk of having to open up more about WHY he had a problem.
Of course, not getting help meant continuing to be an alcoholic and a lot of pain, internal and external.
Fortunately, this is an outdated card at this point: he makes his decision. He gets help. And gets better <3
Two of Swords
ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴs, ᴡᴇɪɢʜɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴀssᴇ, ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ
ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏғ sᴡᴏʀᴅs ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ғᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ. ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴘᴏssɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴍᴀʏ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴇǫᴜᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ – ᴏʀ ᴇǫᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴀᴅ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴇɪɢʜ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴏᴜs ᴊᴜᴅɢᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴜsᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ (ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟᴇᴄᴛ) ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ (ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴜɪᴛɪᴏɴ) ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴍᴏsᴛ ɪɴ ᴀʟɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ sᴇʟғ.
ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴs. ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴍɪssɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛs ᴏʀ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ʀɪsᴋs, ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏʀ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs ᴏғ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇʟᴘ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɪs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ. ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴs ᴍᴏʀᴇ, sᴇᴇᴋ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇᴇᴅʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsᴋ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴍɪssɪɴɢ. ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴅᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢɪɴɢ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ɪᴍᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ, ʜᴏᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇ ɪᴛ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ’ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ? ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪssᴜᴇ ɪs ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴏʟᴠᴇ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴇʟᴀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴘʀᴏʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴғʟɪᴄᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀɢɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.