Description
- This is a safe space for friends and family of addicts to share stories, give support, and post resources for addiction.
- This is not a group for people currently experiencing addiction. There are other Fediverse communities with that purpose, and I plan to facilitate my own in the future as well.
Notes
- This is not exclusive to drug addiction, as there are many types of addiction.
- I intend to add resources as I am able.
Disclaimer
- This will not replace counseling, therapy, or medical advice. If you find yourself in an emergent situation, call (in the US) 911 for medical assistance or 988 for mental health crisis.
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Friends and Family of Persons with Addiction @vlemmy.net loopy @vlemmy.net Addiction in my family’s life
Hi everyone, my name is loopy and I created this lemmy community to make a space for people to share and support each other through the challenges of having a friend or family member struggling with addiction. As the sidebar says, this is not to replace therapy; think of it like an online support group.
I’ll get the ball rolling a little bit by sharing that my BIL has been struggling with addiction. First to opioids, then to his Adderall prescription. The mood swings are an understatement. I get glimpses of sobriety but then the cycles continue. It honestly gets pretty exhausting to keep trying to have empathy only to be let down again.
My wife and my focus lately has been setting boundaries. He knows how to manipulate my wife, so I said that we all need to be present when deciding something (eg if he is staying at our house for the weekend). It feels uncomfortable for her, but it has been minimizing the stress. I have learned the valuable lesson of keeping yourself safe and well f