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Key in Helping Addicted Loved Ones

17 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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A brief advice-focused YouTube segment by Amber Hollingsworth advising that the key to helping an addicted loved one is understanding how they think and how they view their world — their relationships, environment, and events — because their perceptual "filter" is different. Using the metaphor of social-media filters (Snapchat/Instagram) she illustrates how that altered perspective changes how the person is perceived and recommends learning that filter to preserve your own sanity and interact more helpfully and effectively.

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The key to helping an addicted loved one is to understand not so much what they're going through, but how they're thinking and how they're viewing their world, their environment, their relationships, and all the things that are happening. Because their filter is very different from your filter. Think about it like a Snapchat filter or an Instagram filter. It's like you can put that filter on, and all of a sudden, you're not even a person. You're a puppy dog. Right? It can change everything dramatically. But once you how this filter works, you'll be better able to keep your sanity, and you'll be better able to interact with this person in a helpful and healthy and effective way.