Take a seat, make some tea and calmly ask yourself some questions:
“Where am I in all of this?” / “Where did I go?” / “Where is… me?”
“Where am I in all of this?” / “Where did I go?” / “Where is… me?”
Addiction is a disease affecting the whole family: They’re drinking, but I am just as sick
What is a co addicted person?
A person who:
- Is married / in a partnership with a harmfully consuming or addicted person.
- Has parents, guardians, grandparents who are sick with addiction.
- Has been / still is a part of an emotionally unstable / dysfunctional family.
A person addicted to psychotropic substances develops a pathological need to consume. In the mean time, their loved ones develop a tendency to:
- help, rescue,
- avoid conflicts,
- deny their own needs,
- be afraid of change,
- hide and lie,
- get caught up in dark thoughts and have low self esteem,
- take responsibility for the shame and guilt that is not their own,
- not be able to form healthy relationships, get overly attached or constantly push people away,
- often experience uncalled for crises in personal relationships or business settings.