Addict's Family Support

12/04/2022

30/05/2021

This is worth a share. I have met and had the honour of working side by side the most beautiful souls while they struggle their addictions. They are more than worthy of their battle scars than many other I know and should wear them with pride. 💞

Don't argue with me on this! 👏🏻💯

Everybody has their own opinions on drug and alcohol addiction, but until you've been there, your opinion and judgement are probably based on a lack of understanding of what addiction truly is.
Yes, an addict chose to abuse drugs or alcohol thinking they would be able control it. You don't control drugs or alcohol, it controls you. There are some lucky ones who have beat it, but don't think because they're still alive that their life is easy. They fight everyday, all day to stay clean or sober. It's a constant battle from the time they open their eyes until they close them and it doesn’t go away.
Most are good people who made a bad choice in life. Battling drug or alcohol addiction is a monster for the person addicted and for the family and friends who love them.
I find myself having to bite my tongue when I hear people's judgemental comments about addicts and then fighting off the anger that it brings up inside me.
An addict is a person, struggling, just like you and me.
They aren't to be looked down on and treated like second class citizens because they are struggling with something that is damn near impossible for some to manage.
If you personally haven’t been in the grip of this monster or watched someone you love battling their demons because of addiction, then please, don't judge! Don't judge something that you aren’t educated on or someone that you haven’t taken the time to get to know.

So, in loving memory of every family member or friend who has lost their battle with drugs and alcohol and to those who continue to conquer it - I ask that you put this on your page. ❤️

Copy and paste this if you have felt this struggle, lost someone to this disease or are praying for someone who is still fighting everyday for recovery.
Public perception about addiction will never change if we don't talk about it.
This isn't a dirty secret. This is real life. This is your family and friends and mine. This is for all of us! 💔💔💔 Just pray

23/05/2021

So often people self-medicate with street drugs to over come these because they are misunderstood and minimized by our society. Awareness and education is key.

17/01/2021

People don't just wake up and recover. They were taught how to do drugs, they need to be taught and nurtured through recovery too. 🤗

27/10/2020

Our anti-values are champions at encouraging us to make choices that are not the best for us. It is worth identifying them.

It’s Okay To Feel… 💛

ANTI-VALUES
In our third session, we take a took at anti-values. While values are what we are drawn to and want to experience and feel, anti-values are what we try to avoid as best we can.

Become a member on my website by following this link: https://lynnemcnamara.com/

16/10/2020

Loving a drug addict or an active alcoholic is the hardest thing you will ever do. Watching someone you love, who has fought so hard to beat addiction, throw everything away and sink back into a life that will most likely lead to jail or death, is one of the hardest things you will ever do. All you wanted was to help them back to a clean and sober life but you realize by doing this, as you have before, will now just be enabling them because it will show them that you will always be there to bail them out. You want to grab and shake them and say "What are you doing?!?!" But, at some point you realize that it wouldn't make a difference. So you sit back and watch the tragedy unfold, as if you are watching a movie. Feeling helpless to stop it, feeling like you haven't done enough to help, even though you know only the addict can help themselves.
Battling a drug and/or an alcohol addiction is a beast for the person addicted and the ones who love them. So l am asking you to stand with me in prayer for every family member and friend who has lost or is losing their battle with drugs and alcohol and those who continue to conquer it! Put this on your page for one hour if you know someone who has or had an addiction. Many will be hesitant to copy and paste this. Some of you will... And thanks ❤️❤️

10/10/2020

Not an easy route to take but one that does not encourage codependency.

17/09/2020

My Read and Reflect Online Life Coaching Course which is now available.

These sessions seeks to aid recovering addicts to move forward once initial rehabilitation is complete. It encourages living a fulfilled life with purpose.

13 Sessions that are exciting and reflective designed to increase Emotional Intelligence and therefore enhances interpersonal Relationships and facilitates and opportunity to "dislodge" debilitating thought patterns and beliefs. It encourages solution based attitudes to reaching goals and seeks to encourage you to thrive rather than survive.

27/08/2020

Spring is here! A time to celebrate what nature has to offer at my rooms.

27/08/2020

Spring is springing at my rooms. 🌸

25/08/2020

Most addicts will have a dual diagnosis with Mental Health issues. This is not their fault or yours but understanding it better is hugely helpful for you all.