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If you're close to an addict, this is for you

24 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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Short spoken segment by Amber Hollingsworth addressing people who are very close (spouse, parent, sibling) to someone with an addiction. She explains that close loved ones often see the addict’s truth earlier than others, which can consume their thoughts and make them a living reminder of what the addict dislikes or is avoiding. This can make being physically present with the loved one uncomfortable for the addict.

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If you very close to your addicted loved one, like, you're their parent or their spouse, maybe their sibling, but you're really close. Like, you are, like, maybe their number one, number two person that's, like, in their life. You're not going, like me saying this, but it's true. You're the one that sees what's really going on more than everybody else. If you're the spouse, you're seeing the truth, and everybody else doesn't quite see it yet. Parent, same thing. And because you see it, it starts to consume your mind, and that's all you can see about that person. And so when they're in your, you're basically a reminder of everything they either dislike about themselves or they're trying to be in denial about, or they're running from. So literally, just being in the room with you can be very uncomfortable.