| Both of my parents are addicts...
I am new to the forum, so hello everyone. I'm a 25 yr old female born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. When I was 19 years old my father confessed his cocaine addiction to me and entered recovery -- he's still clean today and very active in the healing community.
Last June, I found out that my mother was a severe alcoholic after she had a withdrawal induced seizure while on vacation in California and was hospitalized and entered a 2 week inpatient program. Today, she called me from the hospital as she is entering detox again after a relapse. I feel so powerless and broken and thought sharing my story or talking to others might help. My parents divorced when I was nine and now my half-sister is eight years old and having to deal with a rough home life just like I did and I am so mad at my mom for this, but I know she is sick and needs to get help. I keep having thoughts about what if my step-father divorces her and she tries to live with me? Because I can't handle that, I think it would ruin the relationship I have with my boyfriend of 4 years. And I keep thinking that if she can't get control she will end up killing herself with this...
Sorry for the rambling, I just feel lost and am not sure what really to say...thanks for listening.
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