Tag: loving an addiction
How to Encourage Someone To Get Drug Addiction Treatment
Understanding How To Get Someone Into Drug Addiction Treatment If you’ve never lived it, it can be difficult to understand the how and why people become drug addicts. If you…
Read more »4 Books to Read If You Love An Addict
Therapeutic Books When You Love An Addict The following is from our contributor B.H. who shares stories of her life and love for her son who has struggled with addiction…
Read more »The Serenity Prayer: How it Helps Keep me Grounded
The Role of the Serenity Prayer When You Love An Addict This is a shared story from contributing writer B.H. She writes for us to discuss her son’s addiction and…
Read more »What Are the Benefits of Having a Sponsor In Recovery?
The Benefits of a Sponsor in Recovery This post is from our contributing writer B.H. who shares stories of her experience as the mother of an addicted son. Like individuals…
Read more »What I Learned From My Son’s Addiction
The Positives After Active Addiction and During Recovery This is from contributing writer B.H. She regularly shares her stories about her son’s addiction including the following post on what she…
Read more »Learning More About the Mind of An Addict
What is the Mind of An Addict Like? This is a personal story from contributor B.H. She has personally experienced her son’s addiction, treatment and recovery. She frequently shares stories…
Read more »How Can You Cope If Your Loved One Relapses?
What Happens When Your Loved One Relapses? After a child or partner is released from drug or alcohol rehab, there is usually a dark thought in the back of the…
Read more »Learning How to Trust a Recovering Addict: 4 Tips
Rebuilding Your Trust In a Recovering Addict Trusting the recovering addict is hard. It is even harder when a parent or loved one does not know the information needed to…
Read more »Preparing For Your Loved One to Leave Rehab
How Do You Prepare For Your Loved One to Leave Rehab? If you have a child or another loved one who is preparing to successfully complete a drug rehabilitation program,…
Read more »What to Expect When Your Child Enters Rehab
Note: This is from writer B.H. sharing her experiences of what it’s like to have a child going to rehab and the feelings she experienced during this time. What’s It…
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