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Sunday, October 31, 2010

There is hope for addiction

91.365 "Tell them to remember hope. We ha...Image by ashley rose, via FlickrBefore you read anything else on this site I want you to know there is hope. I would never tell you this unless I knew it with all of my heart, and I have experienced both the devastation of addiction, and the empowerment of seeing the disease conquered.Addiction can be fought and won. It is a possible and it happens every day. The commitment to the recovery is what is key. If you have found yourself here to find help, support and answers for what to do, you need to know there are many going through what you are going through and many have given up too soon, and/or the addict was not committed to the recovery that has to take place.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have additional questions. I will try my best to help you and if I don't know the answer I will find someone that does.
This disease can be won, the unseen chains that have you and your loved one captive can be broken but for it all to come together and work you have to gain the knowledge and the strength to know exactly what you are up against and how to get your own game face on. This is about conquering your fears and your commitment to the process that has to happen too. This is why this site is called The Addicted Family, because the whole family is ill. Not just the addict, but the addict infects every member that has feeling for them. whether its your mom, dad, brother, uncle, aunt, cousin or good friend. Their illness, their addiction is all consuming. If you've made it here its probably because you're ready to save a life. Their life, and yours. There is hope and this you must believe. There is hope. If you can't believe this, and you've become resigned, you are probably wasting your time here. If you still want to fight to save the addict or to save yourself, then please, lets get ready. The battle is on. Get the facts about the specific addiction, learn all you can, and get the empowerment you need. Did you know, most addicts count on you not knowing what they are dealing with? Yes, they do. As long as they think you don't understand they will shut you out. Becoming knowledgeable on their problem puts you one step ahead of what they anticipate. Every tool you have in your arsenal is needed. It all begins with what you understand about addiction and the individual disease(s) you or your loved one is fighting.
Good luck, you're not alone, contact me if you need me, and please study this site, its here for you. And one last thing..I know I have already said, it but it bears repeating...THERE IS HOPE.

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3 comments:

  1. The background song..i've listened to new radicals many times before and never have i listened to this song in terms of being a recovering an addict..i always thought it was a love song but it's so much more than that...it explains exactly where i am right now and i never listened to it in this light, brought tears to my eyes..

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  2. i just realized you had a playlist lol..but the song i was referring to was I don't wanna die anymore

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  3. @Courtney, I thought the same as you that it was a beautiful and very poignant song. All the songs I picked for my site spoke to me in terms of what I wanted my readers to feel and experience while on my site. I picked it as the first song because I found it so touching.
    I stumbled across the song accidentally while looking for New Radicals other song. Its a perfect song to be the voice on this site.
    Much love, to you and so thankful you stopped by.
    Big Hugs and please feel free to follow us.
    ~Dawn
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