Are you tired of feeling that your loved one is putting their addiction before you? Does it seem like your relationship with someone special in your life, whether it's a family member or a significant other, seems to be fading into unknown territory? If so, you are not alone. Millions of people are connected to somebody they know that is struggling with substance abuse. In my personal experience, anytime the topic of addiction comes up in conversation, the person I am talking with, will almost always bring up somebody close to them that is struggling with addiction.
The biggest misconception of dealing with the addiction of someonebody else, is a feeling of being alone. Addiction is everywhere folks and everyone is effected by it. The more we isolate the problem, thinking we are alone, the worse the situation. We must reach out to other human beings going through the same struggle we share and talk through the situation. Unity is stronger than any individual and to think you can take on someone else's addiction without a supportive environment is as insane as the user thinking he or she can keep using without paying any serious consequences. The supportive environment I am talking about is Al-Anon. Al-Anon is a group that meets about how to handle the addiction of someone close to you. If you are personally struggiling with somebody going through addiction or is in recovery, Al-Anon will give you a whole new life. There are meetings for Al-Anon all over the country and all over Georgia. For a complete list of where to find a meeting near you, click on this link. Al-Anon
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