You’re carrying the burden of your loved one’s addiction in the form of resentment, stress and helplessness. Your feelings matter! Take time to read the answers below and ask your own question at the bottom of the page.
The first step is to determine if your loved one is serious about sobriety. Worrying or constant monitoring doesn’t help. But, pretending everything is OK, because you want it to be OK, is even more harmful. Walk the thin line of being supportive, yet aware and ready to speak up. A relapse doesn’t mean failure, […]
Addiction is a disease, not something anyone can cause. Help from loved ones driven by guilt can be very unhelpful. The more you learn, the better able you are to stop asking why your loved one keeps using and start examining what needs to change and how.
You may roll your eyes, by the most important way you can help is by getting your own education and support. We get so caught up in their addiction that we enable the disease and forget about our own life. Instead, be an example of peace and self-care.
Watching someone you love struggle with addiction is painful, especially when they refuse help. Tennessee does not have laws like Kentucky’s Casey’s Law or Florida’s Marchman Act to commit someone to rehab. General mental health crisis laws in Tennessee can apply to drug and alcohol addiction. But, the process can be expensive and the law […]
Interventions are simply conversations where those who love and trust your loved one discuss how to stop the cycle of addiction. An intervention involves: 5-6 people impacted by the drug or alcohol use. Include anyone your loved one trusts that doesn’t use or drink with them. An interventionist is an ideal neutral party but comes […]
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