Who recommended a 12-step program in isolation from therapy and/or inpatient/outpatient? Nobody. You made that up. |
Lots of us get concerned when bad advice is offered to somebody who is vulnerable and new to dealing with issues like addiction. As you yourself apparently have no experience with addiction among your family or friends, you need to sit down. |
That's it. And they will find others to look up to. You are not Your Sister's Keeper. You have *got* to guard against these sister-issues taking up so much of your mental energy that they negatively impact your own family (hint: they probably already are ... so stop that) |
You seem to personally connected to addition to be unbiased ... reread OP's post. Really, you read that and it does not scream family trauma all over the place. You know who needs therapy too, OP. 2 kids before college, jealous of dad helping sister, saying she was "even lazy as a child" ... come on man can you read. |
Of course OP’s post suggests family trauma. Nobody ever said it didn’t. Although that’s not definitive—lots of people have kids before going to college, there’s no shame in that. And your other comments about sister jealousy don’t suggest trauma at all. Even by your standards (and your links weren’t persuasive), there’s a 30% change trauma therapy would be completely inappropriate. That doesn’t mean a trauma therapist is the best person to treat an addict. No. An addiction therapist is hands-down the best person to help, because many are also trained to deal with trauma if appropriate, and they can also provide a whole suite of services from facilitating interventions, recommending I/O facilities, coordinating with a Psychiatrist re meds, and providing family therapy. You’re too close to your own trauma to see what’s helpful to others who are different from you. Or you’re a trauma therapist looking for business, and that’s why you’re on every thread flogging trauma. |
Having two kids before college is not indicative of trauma. Way to try to shame OP. What’s wrong with you. |
Yes it is. You would flip out if your daughter had kids while going to college. |
Save the sanctimony, lots of people do this. Also, produce the stats that say having kids during college is linked to trauma. |
Do you even understand statistics? 30% chance I’m wrong 70% chance you are wrong. OP, Step 1 - get your self a therapist … one specializing in trauma if appropriate. Stop judging your sister do harshly, there is a 70% chance she experienced trauma and 30% + her addiction is based in mental illness. |
Women who experienced 4 or more types of abuse during their childhood were 1.5 times (95% CI, 1.2-1.8) more likely to have an unintended first pregnancy during adulthood than women who did not experience any abuse. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10527183/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494794/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8005410/ |
You need to study statistics and logic. Pct of women with abuse who get pregnant is very different from pct of women who are pregnant who experienced abuse. |
Stop already. Even a 30% chance you're wrong is too high. An addiction specialist is qualified to make this call. You have zero qualifications for making this call. |
Lol, did u really write that. |
A 70% chance of being wrong is too high. |
Lol, can you really not see the difference? Yikes. |