How To Help Your Child Become Drug Free
Ch # 6. excerpt:
Your Child in Recovery:
| Recovering from a drug problem has unique charac-teristics. It is different from someone recovering from the flu or a broken bone. In each instance, we expect the restora-tion of one's health. In the case of the flu, there are many markers by which we can measure a person's recovery. A ninety-eight-degree body temperature, the absence of coughing, freedom from aches and pains and a good appetite collectively indicate a return to a healthy physical condition. The healing of a broken bone can be evaluated by an x-ray. An individual recovering from a drug problem must not only secure a return to physical well-being, but must also pursue methods to recapture or acquire emotional and even spiritual well-being for total restoration. This particular recovery process is unique because the damage caused by a drug problem is not limited to the user. It may be true that a parent having stayed up all night with a sick child will suffer the effects of fatigue or irritability the following day. Alternatively, a family dealing with a member's devastating chronic or terminal illness will experience worry, fatigue and most probably, grief. Now consider the relationship between parents and their child in the context of that child's drug use in order to understand the distinction between this type of recovery and recovery from other illnesses. Substance abuse compromises the emotional health of all family members. This happens in part because individual roles and responsibilities within the family system become enmeshed. In other words, some family members will make extraordinary efforts to compensate for those members unable or unwilling to perform their duties. For instance, if a parent recognizes the child is failing in school, he or she may do the child's homework for her. The mechanisms of denial and enabling stave off the fear people feel when they sense that their family isn't doing well. People want to keep their family afloat despite its dysfunction, and will take dramatic steps to insure that the appearance of a healthy family remains intact. Such efforts distort a balance in the family dynamics. The degree to which this has occurred can only be interpreted by individuals closely connected to the person with the drug problem, and by those family members actively participating within the family system. Furthermore, a drug problem undercuts honesty, trust, empathy and good judgment, the elements a family needs to operate smoothly. Recovering from a drug problem requires the rebuilding of relationships. Breaches of trust must be repaired. |
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Ch
# 1. A Look at the Problem
Ch # 2. The Stages
of Drug Use and Their Rapid Progression
Ch # 3. Community
Enabling
Ch # 4. Parental
Denial and Enabling
Ch # 5. Setting Limits
for Your Child
Ch # 6. Your Child
in Recovery
Ch # 7. Your Family
in Recovery
Ch # 8. Encouragement
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