Codependency Support Group
Codependency is defined as someone who exhibits too much, and often inappropriate, caring for another person's struggles. A codependent person may try to change, or feel shame about their most private thoughts and feelings if they conflict with the other person's struggles. If you are on a journey towards self-love, this support group is for you. Join us and find others...
Hey, so I am becoming nervous and anxious about returning home for the holidays. Recently my family has had to come to the realization that my sister is an addict. We are all processing this hard new reality and now I trying to figure out what it means for the family gatherings. I know having boundaries are the number one thing to help in difficult dysfunction family situations. I need help figuring out what my new boundary will have to be knowing that an addict can potentially be attending family gatherings. The only important boundary that I feel that I need in order to feel comfortable being at this family gathering with the addict, is to ask the addict to take a pee test before the gathering and if she can pee clean then we will let her join us. This world of dealing with an active addict is new so I don't know how to create appropriate boundaries without getting too extreme. Please help...
To help you and guide you. There are books to purchase
And free pamphlets. Attending Meetings do help with all
of these Issues. It takes lots of time and patience.
Start therapy too, to have someone one on one to talk
To professionally. I had a drug,alcohol and abuse trained
Therapist for me. Not all therapist understand the dynamics
With addictions and the family disease of alcoholism. HUGS