In the introduction of a letter, state who you are and your relationship to the subject of an intervention. Describe the person in your own words that relate to how you view them — both before and after addiction — as well as what your relationship means. You’ve had your struggles and have worked through a lot to get to this point. Those struggles, and how you fought through them, are a part of your story and who you are today.
What is an addiction recovery program?
You will get a job at Save A Lot and buy your daughter’s and family’s first Christmas presents by yourself with the income you honestly earned. Bear with us though, sweetie, because the end will become just a beginning for you. You will end up being able to see, smell, laugh, truly love, and be unbelievably happy. I am telling you these things in order to prepare you for what our life will hold for us.
Handling the aftermath of a loved one’s relapse is different for everyone.
In 2010, Ron Grover wrote an open letter to his son — and anyone with addiction — that still moves us today. Writing a letter to your child who is struggling with dependence or addiction can be cathartic for both of you. It can also allow you to express the caring and emotion you feel that might be harder to communicate in person. Illicit drug use affects half of the population aged 12 and above, with nearly one million drug overdose deaths recorded in the US since 2000. Polysubstance consumption, combining various drugs, can lead to dependency or addiction, risky behaviors, and mental health issues (National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, 2019).
- You will end up being able to see, smell, laugh, truly love, and be unbelievably happy.
- Going through detox and addiction treatment is effective, but it’s common to enter sobriety feeling like there are unresolved issues.
- As a result, I know I have to leave you.
Writing a Letter to An Addict
By calling the helpline you agree to the terms of use. We do not receive any commission or fee that is dependent upon which treatment provider a caller chooses. There is no obligation to enter treatment. From here on out, I have effective ways to cope that don’t involve obliterating my reality and slowly killing myself. It is with the clarity of recovery that I can tell you with complete certainty that we are broken up. Delete my number, get out of my head, and never ever darken my doorstep with insidiousness again.
- Don’t allow your own guilt to turn into self-pity.
- But the way forward isn’t just to muscle through your addiction by yourself.
- I was so ashamed of my addiction, but I was equally so stuck in denial that it took ten years of failed attempts for me to say goodbye to drug addiction and fully embrace recovery.
- Recovery for the addicted person requires a decision within their own minds that you cannot make for them.
- To commemorate this event, and to help you plot a course toward a healthier future, many therapists recommend writing a goodbye letter to addiction.
- I want to be with you, but only after working on what needs to come first … me.
- There is a saying that the hardest thing to do in life is to say goodbye.
- The Jesus Calling Podcast provides a place for people from all walks of life to share the heartaches, joys, and divine moments that keep them going.
- We get so bogged down with the alcoholic/addict and their addiction that we can lose sight of who and what we are.
- But, my dear addiction, I see you for what you are.
It’s a time in your life where the scales are not balanced. You are working so hard to survive but everyone is saying no. As a person who has never struggled with drug or alcohol addiction, I can only speak from that perspective. My letter to my addiction insight into your world is only through observation.
