HD 345 Chapter 1-10: Recovery For Family Members

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Human Development and Family Studies
• Course: HD 345
• Professor: Jonathan Cook

Document Summary

Recovery for family members: family members must do things for themselves in the journey towards sobriety. Addiction takes a huge emotional impact on everyone in the family and family members should have a support system of their own during this time. In order to do this, they must admit that a problem exists. Family members should put some space between them and the addict, but not because they do not love the addict. They have to let go trying to control the addict in order to move forward in the journey towards sobriety. Family members need to let go of their judgements toward the addict as well. Family members also need to set boundaries with the addict. Additionally, family members should focus on themselves in order to have a sense of themselves again. Many times an addicted family member may cause other members of the family may lose their sense of selves trying to care for the addict.