Dealing With The Family Addict During the Holidays
Many families often experience a great deal of stress during the holidays, due to the family addict. Addiction is a terrible disease that affects everyone. Most addicts who even acknowledge the fact that they have a problem think that it is their problem only, and affects no one else. The simple truth is that addiction does affect others. In fact, it affects every family member, friend and associate of that person.
If your family has an addict to deal with this holiday season, don’t let him ruin your family time together. Here are some ideas to help you deal with this situation:
· Lay down some ground rules. If your family addict is still suffering with an addiction, before inviting them to join the family, lay down some clear ground rules. Make it clear that you do not want any added drama brought to the family table.
· Be firm. Addicts can cause a great deal of negative emotions to be stirred. Be clear and be firm in what you expect from them this holiday.
· Offer the olive branch for a day. Even though it might be extremely difficult, try to forgive and forget, if only for a day. Embrace your addict with open arms and love her, if only for one day.
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