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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Opioid Crisis is my family too.

It's friends telling me how brave I am when I tell them my family member is in treatment for addiction and telling me that they are so glad I am coming forward because it will encourage others to be candid too -- and then never mentioning it again.

It's the same friends and family members asking me why I'm being such a bitch when I'm depressed all the time.

Oh, we forgot about your "situation."

It's total isolation.[/quote]

I told no one in my family about my child who became addicted.  I didn't need or want the speculating they were sure to do among themselves and was pretty sure no one would offer anything useful. It was isolating.

Think about going to a couple of Naranon meetings--that is the only place where I could talk about it.  I think the guiding principles of Naranon are somewhat off base, but the interaction with others who have been there, done that can be very helpful.

Good luck.  My child is doing super well and treats that period of their life as a bad dream.[/quote]

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