Families & Friends Of Addicts Support Group
Addiction affects more than just the individual. This community is dedicated to the families and friends of individuals suffering from any form of addiction. Mental health professionals are increasingly considering alcoholism and addiction as diseases that flourish in and are enabled by family systems. Family members react to the addicted person with particular behavioral...
Ok the situation is every week my mother spends too much money on weed and when you say anything to her about it she uses the excuse that it keeps her from being depressed. Well I don't want her sitting around depressed, because she rarely leaves the house. I constantly tell her I'm going to find a rehab to put her in but then I look up rehabs around us and they are very expensive. Staging an intervention won't work because well I'm probably the only one left in my immediate family who doesn't smoke. So what do I do when it's hurting us financially for her to keep doing it but we can't afford to get her professional help for her depression or addiction?
Most counceling things have sliding scales...county Health centers? they have things too. NAMI- national association of mentally ill, they have meetings for family members of someone suffering...and may have ideas of where to get help.
Actually, being wasted all the time and not getting out isn't good for her depression, and tho it may not be physically addicting, it is keeping her from dealing with things, so I think you are right. she needs to stop.
Problem is, you can't make someone stop...but I think you are on the right track to try to get help for the depression and that will lead to dealing with the addiction. (in this case. In cases of heroin etc, I think you would have to deal with the drugs first).
Welcome to our group. Know you don't want to be here, but we will try to support you.
I am not big on Teen Challenge or Salvation Army especiall for older people who are set in their ways and really need counseling to help them . Most of these people are dual diagnosis and need professional counselors. In Teen Challenge there isn't any money to pay for counseling and in Salvation Army it all depends on Captain as to how rehab centers are run. Ex was in two Salvation Army programs with three different Captains. All three ran the place differently and only one really understood addiction,
Also check with your town, many towns have state funded mental help programs.