Addict in the Family

Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery

De: Beverly Conyers

Narrado por: 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.

The help I needed

This book helped me to understand my son's addiction and to better handle it. It helped me to recognize what I was doing wrong, and help me to get the counseling I need to help me live a more better life.