my brother is a recovering cocaine addict, he hit rock bottom 8months ago, it has been a very long and hard road for him, he went to rehab and is doing really well, i need to know is there any help out there for us, the ones that knew nothing and didnt have the choice other than to help and support our loved ones on the long road to recovery, i ask and can someone help what support do we have.......?
Dear broken Heart,
There are places that you can go to get help for families and loved ones of addicts. Check your telephone directory to see if you have NARANON meetings around your area. You can also call the NA hotline and ask them if they have the number for NARANON. ALANON is another option.
You can also call around mental health facilities and find out if they have family counseling that deals with understanding addiction and the addict.
Hope this helped. Good Luck.
Dawn
There are places that you can go to get help for families and loved ones of addicts. Check your telephone directory to see if you have NARANON meetings around your area. You can also call the NA hotline and ask them if they have the number for NARANON. ALANON is another option.
You can also call around mental health facilities and find out if they have family counseling that deals with understanding addiction and the addict.
Hope this helped. Good Luck.
Dawn
Broken Heart,
I'm very sorry for your pain.
Dawne gave ya the best advice, but while you are here you might want to post on the Families part of the Board.......that's a start.
Hope you get your help........you are very wise to seek something for you.
I'm very sorry for your pain.
Dawne gave ya the best advice, but while you are here you might want to post on the Families part of the Board.......that's a start.
Hope you get your help........you are very wise to seek something for you.
I was asked the other day what about my past do I regret the most, or what I would change if i could change one thing. I thought hard and long--this was not easy-many many things went through my head that I am not happy about or am ashamed about, but i couldnt think of anything that i actually regret because i truly beleive the things i have been through have enabled me to be the person i am now and appreciate the things i appreciate today, then i remembered hitting my mom in the face trying to get her keys from her to go to the city and score--that i wouldve changed--hurting the people i love is what i regret and would change theres nothing good that has come from that--as addicts we don't mean to hurt our family, but the drive to get our dope and chase away our demons is #1 and we are willing to do what it takes and sometimes that means horrible lying stealing, cheating and deceiving--I am sorry you have had to pick up the peices for somone else, but please support your brother in his recover--ans ONLY his recovery--you seem like a great sister, and you are smart to seek help.
I remember getting clean and wanting to call all my family and tell them everything I did wrong and tell them I was sorry. It actually back fired when I told my sister that it was me who took her rent money and not her friend that she blamed. My sister was upset at me for the longest time afterwards. I wasn't working a 12 step program back then but I realized why they have listed as Step 9-We made direct amends to such people whereever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. It is a good thing to pass it by someone first such as a sponsor before making an amends. I never thought until after I made the amends how it could hurt her, but it did and it was too late. Thank God she finally forgave me. She is my only BIG SISTER.
Dawn
Dawn
