Overcoming The Challenges Of Addiction As A Family
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- The Party Wreckers Podcast Episode 44
The family members of those who are addicted to drugs and alcohol find themselves in a whirlwind of emotions and make decisions out of those emotions that don’t help. Family members will find themselves not taking any action at all and feeling overwhelmed as a result of the mental chess match they have going on in their head. The only way out is, get educated on the real problem and create a real plan. No action-- is enabling. For more episodes go to partywreckers.... To learn more interventionon... #addiction #enabling #emotionalhealth #intervention #addictionrecovery
dealing with this as a family member is heart wrenching and lonely!
This is so interesting and really is helping me a lot understanding the whole dynamic and complexity of addiction. Thank you for this.
I think and this is just my opinion that a lot of times families don’t want to confront the person who is addicted and caused confrontation for fear. It would make them go deeper in their addiction or become hostile and it’s almost like they don’t want to confront them because if something bad happened on their watch, it would be their faultin their own mind
That is a fear of a large number of families, for sure. The reality is bad is happening on their watch.
@@InterventionOnCall excellent point and that makes so much sense
I’ve heard well they haven’t hit bottom yet and until they do nothing’s gonna change what’s your opinion on that my thinking is so what is rock-bottom killing someone or killing yourself? I don’t understand that logic.
While certainly an individual has to experience consequences in order to be willing to change, the old “ oh well, they gotta hit bottom” phrase speaks from shallowness of thought. I’m all about boundaries… strong boundaries with clear, compassionate communication while offering an appropriate level of care to get the help they need. Done that way, addicted ones surprisingly come around pretty quick with the willingness to attempt change.