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Anyone heard of a "Letter Intervention" ? Help for niece
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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 374664" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>Whew! Was just catching up reading this thread and was another who wanted to chime in that a true intervention is what needs to happen. I am so glad to see you post that your sister is going to go that route. I think her heart was in the right place but her mind was focusing on what was the best at this stage. </p><p></p><p>Interventions are so hard. And the ones we see on t.v. always finish with them going to rehab etc. I know that isn't the case in many situations. Do you think you could speak to your sister and get her thinking about what she wants to do and can do if the daughter refuses to get help? Because I think most people want to believe in thier loved one so much that they convince themselves their heart wrenching outpouring of love and support and urging them to help themselves is going to be just the ticket to someone getting clean. So many people don't focus on the alternative, and plan ahead on how to react, what that means for them in terms of if refusal is a line in the sand, etc. </p><p></p><p>I hope your niece responds. Addiction is so brutal. Going through watching my sister in law throw her entire life away. Grown married woman, 2 teens (one moved out last week to finish high school living at a friends parents, can't blame her). Visited my mother in law for a week (father in law just passed, mother in law thought sister in law would be a support) and just learned tonight that she rifled through medicine cabinets at other families homes, got pain medications (her drug of choice) from a uncle dying of stomache cancer, and was knocking on complete strangers doors in mother in law's apt building, asking seniors (therefore ill and maybe on medications!) if they had xyz drugs (percocet, oxycontin etc). I have suggested intervention many times, but it hasn't happened. brother in law just caves and goes on floating through day by day trying to act like their entire world hasn't fallen apart, ignoring 2 major car accidents due to her being high etc. Me and s/o no longer are speaking to her. Their other sister isn't speaking to her. Remaining brother only sees her if their mother brings her by his house and he's forced to be nice in order to not upset my mother in law. </p><p></p><p>Please let us know how the intervention goes, and how your sister handles whatever the outcome is. At the very least, your niece will know she is loved and is important enough and special enough and worthy enough for her family and other loved ones to arrange this opportunity for her in a loving way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 374664, member: 4264"] Whew! Was just catching up reading this thread and was another who wanted to chime in that a true intervention is what needs to happen. I am so glad to see you post that your sister is going to go that route. I think her heart was in the right place but her mind was focusing on what was the best at this stage. Interventions are so hard. And the ones we see on t.v. always finish with them going to rehab etc. I know that isn't the case in many situations. Do you think you could speak to your sister and get her thinking about what she wants to do and can do if the daughter refuses to get help? Because I think most people want to believe in thier loved one so much that they convince themselves their heart wrenching outpouring of love and support and urging them to help themselves is going to be just the ticket to someone getting clean. So many people don't focus on the alternative, and plan ahead on how to react, what that means for them in terms of if refusal is a line in the sand, etc. I hope your niece responds. Addiction is so brutal. Going through watching my sister in law throw her entire life away. Grown married woman, 2 teens (one moved out last week to finish high school living at a friends parents, can't blame her). Visited my mother in law for a week (father in law just passed, mother in law thought sister in law would be a support) and just learned tonight that she rifled through medicine cabinets at other families homes, got pain medications (her drug of choice) from a uncle dying of stomache cancer, and was knocking on complete strangers doors in mother in law's apt building, asking seniors (therefore ill and maybe on medications!) if they had xyz drugs (percocet, oxycontin etc). I have suggested intervention many times, but it hasn't happened. brother in law just caves and goes on floating through day by day trying to act like their entire world hasn't fallen apart, ignoring 2 major car accidents due to her being high etc. Me and s/o no longer are speaking to her. Their other sister isn't speaking to her. Remaining brother only sees her if their mother brings her by his house and he's forced to be nice in order to not upset my mother in law. Please let us know how the intervention goes, and how your sister handles whatever the outcome is. At the very least, your niece will know she is loved and is important enough and special enough and worthy enough for her family and other loved ones to arrange this opportunity for her in a loving way. [/QUOTE]
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