How Can I Get Help With a Family With Drug Addiction and Mental Illness Combined Thats in Denial?
Question by Daphne W: How can I get help with a family with drug addiction and mental illness combined thats in denial?
I’ve been using some form of drug all my life. I’ve always wanted to stop, but I’ve been scared of facing reality alone. No one around me was making a move to get out that life so I waited and still used. During this time, I have neglected giving my full self to my children, neglected important activities and neglected myself.
It’s been 5 years and me and my boyfriend have been battling drug addiction together and mental illness. I got so depressed that I was searching for help in the T.V. and newspaper. I became delusional and wanted help so bad that I convinced myself that someone out there in the world had been hearing my cry for help. As I got weaker, fighting my addiction and mental illness, I then thought someone was coming to kill me. After my stay at the hospital my mind got stronger. I’ve used since then. I’ve left my boyfriend. I made a move on helping my family, but my partner is in denial. He resents me for making a stand. I Love him and can’t help him. I stay depressed.
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Answer by socalgal
You need to help yourself before you can help anyone else.
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My Daughter Amy – A powerful extract from Mitch Winehouse’s very personal behind the scenes doc about how his talented daughter’s addiction has affected him and Amy’s family; and how they tried to support her into recovery. This edit focuses on his meeting with addiction therapist Sarah Graham and her working on his denial around Amy’s cross addiction to alcohol. In it Sarah – who is a recovering addict herself- explains how addiction works in the brain; and why it’s vital that families and loved ones educate themselves about this life-threatening illness. At Kelly Osbourne’s suggestion and with her manager Raye’s help and support, Sarah ran a drugs-free, acupuncture chill-out room for Amy and her band at the Grammy’s. Mitch asked Sarah for her help with this doc- to help ordinary families struggling like his (but with less resources). Sarah and Mitch gave evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on the Cocaine Trade (see www.parliamentlive.tv My Daughter Amy was first broadcast Feb 2010. Amy Winehouse tragically died on July 23rd 2011; there were no illegal drugs in her system. Alcohol was present. The Coroner’s Report is due Oct. 26th. Sarah can be contacted at www.sarahgrahamsolutions.com Follow on Twitter http & www.twitter.com She is working with Mitch and Amy’s managers to improve access to rehab for young people in the UK See Teen Rehab? Yes! Yes! Yes! www.youtube.com
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