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friend with an addiction

Replies: 5 — Last Post Feb. 13 1:06pm by Shaft

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I care about this person a lot and they have had a drug and alcohol addiction for years and have been in and out of rehab. I know that no one expects them to recover and everyone thinks that they are a troublemaker. I'm sure this person thinks the same thing because that is how they've been treated their whole life. I know that the only person who can change them is themself, but what can I do to make them feel better about themself and to help them?

Post edited at 2:43 pm on Feb. 13, 2008 by without

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Cinderelly0820

Technician

tell them how you feel about it. I don't care how addicted anyone is, it's possible to recover.

Dr Billi

Wealthy Hobo

tell them that you believe they can get over this, support them and encourage them. thats all you can do.

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and the deeper it sinks into the mind- Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Ancient Rights

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Sustainer

Wow, how effective can the rehab be? Just wait until they overdoes and go to the hospital, that should shake them up enough to stop.
Or, your friend could be too weak to stop doing drugs, and they will live a pitiful life that consists of one high to the next.

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XrazorxbabeX

Dairy Product Addict

tell them you love them (which i'm assuming you do since you posted this) and tell them you would do anything to help them, and act dissapointed everytime you hear they did something

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in your fear, you become what you're afraid of

Shaft

Quality Control Engineer

s/he probably needs more boundaries and rules in his/her life

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Who??..Hell naw.

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