Letter from my addiction4/6/2023 You will not receive any financial support from me – unless you choose to help yourself by accepting treatment. It grew to the size of souvenir sports cups. Gradually, this glass of wine got bigger. When I look back on it, it seems like it began with a glass of wine before bed. I didn’t realize just how bad the problem was. I have arrived at the point where I would rather see you in jail than enable you to continue hurting yourself. I had been struggling with drug abuse and addiction for years. If this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255. I am prepared to protect myself and if need be I will file proper paperwork (restraining order) to assure that I am no longer dragged into the vicious cycle that has plagued us. Hathaway Recovery Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center. If you chose not to help yourself, then I am going to take steps to do the most healthy thing possible given the situation. Your other choice is for me to stop enabling your addiction by changing my number and refusing to house you or support your addiction in any manner. This is our my last gift to you, I hope you accept it and make every second count.Ģ. This will be hard for now but it is the best way for us to eventually reunite with a healthy new relationship. The team at Sunrise Recovery Ranch is helping me to set healthy boundaries and detach with love. For much of our time together, I felt happy and free of other desires. You will be treated with dignity and respect and you will have the freedom to make choices. Dear Addiction For a time, it felt like all I needed in the world was you. I have done the homework on this and have decided that as a last effort to help you we are going to put you in a place where you will have every available opportunity to get on your feet and receive a great foundation for long-term recovery in a wonderful environment. Accept treatment at Sunrise Recovery Ranch. We have decided to offer you two choices:ġ. Thank God the doors were still open because they gave me back my life. We are willing to offer you one last chance at getting on your feet and becoming self supporting. I know that it is nothing that we have done wrong. I have chosen to seek professional help.įrom watching TV, the news, and reading books, I know that we are not the only family who is going through this. There have been times when I have feared for our my own safety because of the unpredictability of your lifestyle. Many days and nights are spent worrying if you are hurt or in the hospital or in jail. Your drinking has also been devastating financially. This is affecting my own personal health on a physical, mental and emotional level. There were times that I got so depressed that. (or so I thought.) When you left me, I thought I would go crazy. Our conversations have led to promises made in the past and some very important ones have not been met. When I was down and sad, you made me feel happy. I am writing this letter to you today to express exactly how I feel about your drinking (or drug use).
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