After a few sleepless nights I feel I need to write -
My thoughts this morning you're drifting toward those that suffer from that terrible disease called addiction those that are hardest to love when we need to love them hardest~ it seems that when a person is addicted to something that others push them away instead of pulling them closer ~ it's so hard to know what is the right thing to do when it comes to dealing with those that have an addiction and it doesn't matter what that addiction is ~an addiction can be anything
It can be drugs ... It can be alcohol... It can be prescription drugs... porn... politics... gambling... material things...(Some have addictions others may never know about... Some don't know they have an addiction)
The list goes on and on and no one is immune!
But those that have never dealt with it before think if someone has an addiction that it's better to sweep it under the rug...
Push it away... Shut them out!
NOT TRUE!
I feel I can talk about this because we have dealt personally with those that have had / have addictions!
I won't go into all the details or the many should and should nots but I will say this DO NOT under any circumstances push them away ... Shut them out... Or Ignore them... They need our/your help
~they need us to stand up for them to defend them - they need our love!
When you push them away... That leaves the door wide open for that very dangerous visitor called depression... Which can make the addiction worse and lead to the addict giving up completely and doing something that can make it so we never have a chance to help them again.
Get professional help for them... For you...(I don't mean your elders or your preachers- I mean someone who has a degree in understanding the mechanisms of chemical reactions in our bodies!)
Yes,leaning on our friends is good but professional help is best!
Be open and honest about your situation! It helps prevent rumors, gossip and lies which can enhance the situation and make it worse!
Prayer is wonderful but sometime it's not enough!
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Do not push them away
"remember when others are hard to love, that is when we need to love them the hardest!
