Addict in the Family

Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery

By: Beverly Conyers

Narrated by: Randye Kaye

For families of addicts, feelings of fear, shame, and confusion over a loved one's addiction can cause deep anxiety, sleepless nights, and even physical illness. And the emotional distress family members suffer is often compounded by the belief that they somehow cause or contributed to their loved one's addiction - or that they could have done something to prevent it.

As the heart-wrenching personal stories in this book reveal, family members do not cause their loved one's addiction. Nor can they control or cure addiction. What family members can do is find support, set boundaries, detach with love, and eventually discover how to enjoy life whether their loved one finds recovery or not. Addict in the Family is a book about sorrow, deception, and pain. More importantly, it is a book of comfort, hope, and understanding for anyone struggling with a loved one's addiction.

©2003 Hazelden Foundation (P)2016 Tantor

Great read for family members of addicts.

As a sister of an addict, this book spoke to me. Great read. I listened to a few chapter twice.

How you have to take care of yourself

Got lots of good pointers on how to deal with an addict in your family

fantastic book

I absolutely enjoyed every chapter in this book. There are so many gems throughout this book. Huge help understanding and dealing with a loved one that has an addiction

Listened multiple times!!!!

Listened multiple times! This book has so much useful information. Best I have read on the topic of addiction and the impact it has on families.

Addict in the Family

I never thought we would have an addict in the family - let alone which member of the family it would be! I was stunned when I learned, as well as how it had been hidden for so long.
No family is immune to this dreaded illness, but in time and working on communication, that person can once again be an active and loved family member. Forgiveness and living in the present instead of the past are key elements.
I found this book to be a helpful reminder of just how far we have come, although it is always a work in progress. One must look deep inside oneself, not focusing on the addict, to come out of the past with a positive look on the future.