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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I haven’t read the whole thread as I find this board strangely harsh on addiction.

I know you have a therapist, but have you considered Al Anon or similar? Addiction is a family disease, and groups like this help address that in a safe and empathetic environment. [/quote]
 
I disagree.  Addiction is a harsh issue.  It’s a problem that is created by choices, certainly at the beginning.  I agree it can be medical, but it should involve ownership by the person who made the choices and has affected the family that surrounds them.  The choice to heal is not one a family can make, but they can all be so damaged by the stress and drama an addict brings to the table.  It seems to have to be the person.  There is no real clean slate when damage has been done.  People may forgive, but we are wired to not forget.

I think that it’s fantastic that rehab and therapy are becoming more available and I am so happy that more and more people see it’s value.   Honestly, I think the push to treat addiction “like cancer or some other random illness” is just too enabling and takes the onus off the person who became the addict.  Unless you grew up with a parent or an environment where you had no choice but to be exposed seems to be one thing, but falling in the hole when you have been taught and raised different seems on the person to me.

My opinion as someone who has been affected by addiction as a sibling.  [/quote]

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