When you have an addiction and your family is impacted, you may feel overwhelmed and frustrated at the same time. Since addiction is your problem and is hurting you, you may not understand how it is hurting and limiting your family. For most people with addiction, there is no intention of hurting anyone else. Yet, it is very common to hurt relationships with your family members when you are suffering from addiction. The good news is that you can get help and repair these relationships when you turn to Crestview Recovery.
Addiction and Family
You may not think about how your addiction can affect your family. However, it is important to remember that substance use is a very personal experience. It has the ability to change your emotions and behaviors so much that it impacts your family as well. It is hard for you to see how your addiction and your family are impacted, but when you do, it may give you hope for getting treatment such as holistic drug rehab therapy.
Your Young Children
Does your addiction impact the young children in your life? It could. Young children shape their own personalities based on those around them. They are very vulnerable to the people around them and those behaviors. If your drug use is taking you away from your child, for example, that is changing the future relationship that you will have with that child for the rest of his or her life. Therefore, it is important to recognize and acknowledge that your addiction will have an impact on them.
A treatment center like Crestview Recovery has therapy programs to help you and your family cope with the effects of addiction. These include individual therapy for drug and alcohol addiction, group therapy, and even a family therapy program.
Your Teens
Teens and young adults are very impacted by your addiction. They see what is happening to you and, one of two things often happens. Then, they build up resentment and hate towards you for what you have put your family through. They recognize the financial implications of addiction. They can see the turmoil it causes in family relationships. For others, it may lead to the belief that drugs and alcohol are acceptable. After all, you use it, so they might believe that it is okay to use substances as well.
Adult Relationships
Whether you are married, in a relationship, living with other adults, or just interacting with other people, your addiction and your family are linked even at this level. You may be facing complicated situations such as having trouble communicating. You may no longer have trust or respect in these relationships. For many people, there are consequences to relationships that last for the rest of your life.
Changing the Outcome
When it comes to addiction and your family, realize you have the ability to change the outcome. To do so, you need to get help today. Crestview Recovery offers the help you need including programs such as:
- Partial hospitalization treatment (PHP)
- Intensive outpatient program (IOP)
- Traditional outpatient treatment
- Mental health therapist in Portland OR
- Rehab aftercare support
There is no doubt your family has been impacted by your drug use. What do you want them to know about your recovery, and how hard you are going to work to heal relationships and rebuild? Addiction is one of the hardest challenges of life to overcome. You can do it.
Contact Crestview Recovery
When you realize you have an addiction and your family means everything to you, you are ready to make a change. That is when you need a trusted, experienced drug and alcohol treatment center to be there for you. At Crestview Recovery, we are here to support you through this process. Contact us today at 866.262.0531 for immediate help.
Since 2016, Dr. Merle Williamson, a graduate of Oregon Health Sciences University, has been the Medical Director at Crestview Recovery, bringing a rich background in addiction medicine from his time at Hazelden Treatment Center. He oversees outpatient drug and alcohol treatments, providing medical care, setting policies, detox protocols, and quality assurance measures. Before specializing in addiction medicine, he spent 25 years in anesthesiology, serving as Chair of Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Chief of Anesthesia at Kaiser Permanente. This experience gives him a unique perspective on treating prescription drug addiction.
