01/31/2024
Because a person dear to my heart asked it be reposted. Stay strong. Love you❤️
Loving an addict is one of the hardest thing you will ever do. Watching someone you love, who has fought so hard to beat addiction, throw everything away & sink back into a life that will most likely lead to jail or death, is 1 of the hardest things you will ever do. All you want was to help them back to a clean & sober life but you realize by doing this, as you have before, will now just be enabling them because it will show them that you will always be there to bail them out. You want to grab & shake them & say "What are you doing?!?!" But, at some point you realize that it wouldn’t make a difference. So you sit back & watch the tragedy unfold, as if you are watching a movie. Feeling helpless to stop it, feeling like you haven't done enough to help, even though you know only the addict can help themselves.
Battling a drug &/or an alcohol addiction is a beast for the person addicted & the ones who love them. So l am asking you to stand with me for every family member & friend who has lost or is losing their battle with drugs &/or alcohol & those who continue to conquer it! Put this on your page for 1 hour if you know someone who has or had an addiction. Many will be hesitant to copy & paste this. Some of you won't, but I think I know the ones who will. ♥️♥️♥️