How do you deal with a family member with depression and addiction? I find it influences my life a lot because I spend a lot of time worrying. Are there any resources you know of? I create boundaries but struggle to just let go.

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Alanon or Naranon groups can be helpful when you have a family member with addiction. The groups are specifically for the family members.

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Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families. Read the Red Book. You aren’t alone. ❤️I talk about my own personal journey with some of this on my website. My mom has mental health issues and her addiction was so bad that she was homeless at one point. My dad is an alcoholic and my step-mom, who was in my life from age 7 to 17, was addicted to meth when I left the house. It’s not easy work but working on these issues is worth it. Today I’m grateful for these experiences and to accounting for providing me with the structure and stability absent from my childhood. (It also provides the dysfunction but that’s another story.)

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