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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 680727" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>For quite a number of posters, some form of addiction is the primary issue being dealt with. Not that there aren't other issues, but often they are either hidden by the addiction, or the addiction can create symptoms of all sorts of other potential problems. It is difficult to deal with many of these unless you know what this person is dealing with <em>before the addiction came into the picture</em>. So, when the hot-button issue is addiction, SA is a very valuable forum. I would hate to lose it from the board (even though it doesn't apply at all to my situation).</p><p> </p><p>Then there are the posters who are dealing with a child (or multiple) where substance abuse is part of the picture, along with other challenges, but the primary issue is the relationship between parent and child - abusive toward parents, stealing, not fitting in, not working... some of which are side-effects of addiction and some are not. Generally, these appear to be adult children who are making bad choices. Sometimes tough love works. Other times, it's just important to preserve our own sanity and resources. It's another valuable forum. People who post on SA will have some good advice for people on PE and vice versa. But it's not the same situation.</p><p> </p><p>It helps to categorize the threads. Makes it easier for those who come behind us. But the number of active posters is down, which means some of us have experiences and voices that are useful in multiple forums.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 680727, member: 11791"] For quite a number of posters, some form of addiction is the primary issue being dealt with. Not that there aren't other issues, but often they are either hidden by the addiction, or the addiction can create symptoms of all sorts of other potential problems. It is difficult to deal with many of these unless you know what this person is dealing with [I]before the addiction came into the picture[/I]. So, when the hot-button issue is addiction, SA is a very valuable forum. I would hate to lose it from the board (even though it doesn't apply at all to my situation). Then there are the posters who are dealing with a child (or multiple) where substance abuse is part of the picture, along with other challenges, but the primary issue is the relationship between parent and child - abusive toward parents, stealing, not fitting in, not working... some of which are side-effects of addiction and some are not. Generally, these appear to be adult children who are making bad choices. Sometimes tough love works. Other times, it's just important to preserve our own sanity and resources. It's another valuable forum. People who post on SA will have some good advice for people on PE and vice versa. But it's not the same situation. It helps to categorize the threads. Makes it easier for those who come behind us. But the number of active posters is down, which means some of us have experiences and voices that are useful in multiple forums. [/QUOTE]
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