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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 552416" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Amen Sig! I couldn't have said it better. </p><p></p><p>I agree that I'll take whatever program works for difficult child. Honestly AA worked the longest and gave her a real chance at making the kinds of changes in her life that are needed to maintain sobriety and live in a world where alcohol is everywhere you turn and you can't go to a social function without it staring you in the face. But I don't have to put down one program to build up another. It's not an all or nothing thing. I too struggle with substituting one pill for another, althought they haven't yet found one for alcohol. difficult child had been on medication since the age of seven to try and control whatever is going on in her that causes her to seek comfort in drugs/alcohol. None of them worked so I'm not keen on trying that again. But if they found a pill that cured her I would jump for it.</p><p></p><p>But the other thing is that there is no certainty with any program. At any time the addict can relapse and from what I just read in our city newspaper today there is up to a 70% relapse rate with any program. Some even put it higher. So I guess if my difficult child was successful in a certain program all I could say is that she was successful so far because any relapse would put that program into just another one that didn't work. I believe it is up to the addict to want to get help and find a program that suits them, and then work it. It won't work if you don't work it.</p><p></p><p>As far as support groups, I have gone to many many al anon groups and while I did not find one that fit me I did find two support groups that are awesome and it all has to do with the members. They both follow the same principles of al anon but with less structure and much more sharing. The FA group laughs more than any support group I ever thought possible. I have found people there who understand and care about each other.</p><p></p><p>I will say that difficult child has often said that she felt the best and most herself when she was in AA. She loved being accepted and around so many caring people. It was her demons she couldn't keep at bay.</p><p></p><p>Sig don't worry, we really are the soft place to land that everyone has worked so hard here to create and that is not going to change, I promise.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 552416, member: 59"] Amen Sig! I couldn't have said it better. I agree that I'll take whatever program works for difficult child. Honestly AA worked the longest and gave her a real chance at making the kinds of changes in her life that are needed to maintain sobriety and live in a world where alcohol is everywhere you turn and you can't go to a social function without it staring you in the face. But I don't have to put down one program to build up another. It's not an all or nothing thing. I too struggle with substituting one pill for another, althought they haven't yet found one for alcohol. difficult child had been on medication since the age of seven to try and control whatever is going on in her that causes her to seek comfort in drugs/alcohol. None of them worked so I'm not keen on trying that again. But if they found a pill that cured her I would jump for it. But the other thing is that there is no certainty with any program. At any time the addict can relapse and from what I just read in our city newspaper today there is up to a 70% relapse rate with any program. Some even put it higher. So I guess if my difficult child was successful in a certain program all I could say is that she was successful so far because any relapse would put that program into just another one that didn't work. I believe it is up to the addict to want to get help and find a program that suits them, and then work it. It won't work if you don't work it. As far as support groups, I have gone to many many al anon groups and while I did not find one that fit me I did find two support groups that are awesome and it all has to do with the members. They both follow the same principles of al anon but with less structure and much more sharing. The FA group laughs more than any support group I ever thought possible. I have found people there who understand and care about each other. I will say that difficult child has often said that she felt the best and most herself when she was in AA. She loved being accepted and around so many caring people. It was her demons she couldn't keep at bay. Sig don't worry, we really are the soft place to land that everyone has worked so hard here to create and that is not going to change, I promise. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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