Addiction Recovery & Family Support
Family support is one of the most important tools a person with an addiction has to help them get sober and remain sober. Yet, as noted by various studies, family therapy isn’t utilized enough and could be a differentiating factor in long-term avoidance of relapse.
If you are using drugs or alcohol, you may have pushed your family away, made bad decisions, or become so frustrated with them that you don’t want them to be a part of your life. In recovery it’s critical to determine how much of this strife comes from family members and how much stems from addiction itself.
Not everyone in a family unit is capable of providing support to a person with addiction. That’s okay. If it is not desirable or healthy to reach out to family members for added help, that’s fine. However, when you have one, two, or even a few family members who can support you, you will find real value in including them in your addiction recovery.