Friends and Family of Persons with Addiction

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Friends and Family of Persons with Addiction

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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.

Chat

There is a Matrix channel for a more live-style chat. It can be found at: https://matrix.to/#/%23fafopwa%3Amatrix.org
Element is a popular client for Matrix channels and is available on iOS, Android, F-Droid and other platforms

Resources

Dr Gabor Maté has one of the most comprehensive understandings of addiction that I have found. His book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts helps people understand the reason for addiction as we understand it currently.
Addict in the House by Robin Barnett has a more direct approach for “okay, now what can I actually do in my situation?”

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Disclaimer

This will not replace counseling, therapy, or medical advice. If you find yourself in an emergent situation, call 911 (in the US) for medical assistance or 988 for mental health crisis.

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What are some things you do when things get challenging? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by loopy@lemm.ee to c/fafopwa@lemm.ee

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I am personally experiencing some pretty tough times with my family member making more empty promises and manipulation. I think one of the most difficult parts is when the person is in denial and defensive. If they don’t agree that reality is not their reality, it becomes next to impossible to talk and be around them. It’s like we’re speaking different languages. I guess what is getting me through the times denial right now is paying only attention to behavior, not the words being said.

And I have found a couple of friends that have dealt with something almost identical, and I cannot emphasize enough how much of a relief it is to have someone else in the loop. It feels wrong to talk about it in the open, because addiction seems to still be a fairly taboo subject. But there’s nothing to be ashamed of. To deny what is happening belittles the struggle everyone is facing. I recommend doing everything possible to find people to talk with about it. And not just about their struggle; find support for you.

Anyone else have things that helped kept you anchored in tough times?

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