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Helplessly Watching My Loved One's Addiction Take Over

blue_hearted_rose

480d

Being in love with an addict and watching them slowly get worse without being able to do a damn thing to help him is hell.

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    • Rand

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      His family & friends won't be able to convince him he has to want to get better that's why it's so hard you can only encourage, feel guilty, hope, & watch...

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    • Rand

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      His family & friends won't be able to convince him he has to want to get better that's why it's so hard you can only encourage, feel guilty, hope, & watch...

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    • Rand

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      I made mistake of enabling instead of encouraging therapy.

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      • blue_hearted_rose

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        @Rand yeah, I am thankfully NC at the moment because I have no idea how I'd handle actually speaking to him. But it's a delicate line. Part of me wants to put in his family's head that they can probably get him 50/50d but...

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        • Rand

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          @blue_hearted_rose I was buying her drugs from sold stock instead of encouraging her to get treatment so now I owe IRS!

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