We've been there and come back. When you fall in the pit, people are supposed to help you up. But you have to get up on your own. We'll take your arms, but you have to get your legs underneath you and stand.
Get Up: A 12-step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks, and Weirdos (ed. Conari Press, 2008) - ISBN: 9781609250553