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...
I have found they basically just say take care of yourself and have boundaries.
I have always done that and still do ... that does not help the family situation at all.
The only thing that is happening is further & further disconnect from the addicts in the family with worsening communication between everyone & all going further & further their separate ways.
Have you heard anything more helpful from your counselor?
I have always done that and still do ... that does not help the family situation at all.
The only thing that is happening is further & further disconnect from the addicts in the family with worsening communication between everyone & all going further & further their separate ways.
Have you heard anything more helpful from your counselor?
My therapist at times will give me homework...like read this and see how it applies to your life...and those types of assignments do help me.
What I NEED is a therapist to LIVE with me and as each situation arises...handle it for me...LOL.
Mine does point out where I am failing to make boundries and does give me examples of how to speak to others or handle a situation.
I had some work situations once and she really helped me a lot...my outspokenness....would have made me look bad at that point...she did need to remind me that these were my "superiors" I was going to be talking to and gave me a better way to phrase my concern.
However, for the most part...I go 45 mins...talk manically...she doesn't get a chance to help me much.
But, for me going to her for 8 years.....I enjoy it because I tell her things I can't comfortably share with anyone else...without being put down or argued with.