Alcohol Intervention advice
I want help from my family, because I’m a drug addict and alcoholic but I have no idea how to ask.How??
I am 20 years old, and I have been using drugs and alcohol since I was 15. Both my parents are alcoholics and I have a little brother who is seeing my father and I use on a regular basis. I want intervention, and I’ve tried going about getting help by myself, but I really need my family to be there with me. I know they know there is a problem here, but they just won’t communicate with me about it. AND I’VE TRIED TO TELL THEM I NEED THEM. I don’t want to look like a sorry blubbering fool. I am going to college and looking for a job. I want my little brother to see us take responsibility. I need advice on how I can approach my family with this, without looking like I’m starving for attention.
Sit them down and talk to them. REALLY talk to them. Do not accuse or point fingers. Talk about your addictions and the fact that you want help. Ask them for their support. If they are onboard, great! If not, move ahead without them. You can still get sober without them. It may be harder, but you are strong! And get into a program, either AA/NA or a rehab and then AA/NA.
Also, talk honestly with your brother. Again, do not accuse or point fingers at your parents. Talk about yourself. And get him into Alateen. They can help him deal with the insanity that all of the addictions in the house have caused.
Good for you for realizing that you need help and for thinking about the hurt that you are causing your brother.
Good luck to you both! You can do it!
You are a model. Teens are watching you and how you handle crisis situations in your life. alcohol intervention advice They look at your problem solving skills and often times use them as their own. So if you solve your problems with alcohol, they may do the same.
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