Are any of you sponsors to addicts and what would you tell the family? - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

bella1 · 09-30-2005, 08:02 PM

The family is told to work there program just as the addict is to work theirs...what would sponsors tell family members about paying for rehabs and detoxes over and over again? Would you tell us to let the addict get the help they need without our involvement? I am just curious what sponsers who deal with the addict whom is in the midst of a binge/bender would tell the family? Besides don't give money, etc. Let him fall and reach bottom on his own? When are we to give up? Not stop loving but let go until they have done it on their own...maybe this is similar to my other post...and Gooch answered it for me...

Gooch · 10-01-2005, 07:49 AM

a sponsor shoudn't really "tell the family" of an addict they sponsor anything..

The relationship between a sponsor and sponsee is just that.

Moontime · 10-03-2005, 08:26 AM

I don't sponsor the "family". I sponsor the male addict. If he keeps using that's his process and hopefully his process will find him in recovery one day.

godsonmyside · 10-03-2005, 02:28 PM

Dotto that.......

Peace,
Todd J.

09-30-2005, 08:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
bella1 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale,Florida Posts: 10	Are any of you sponsors to addicts and what would you tell the family? The family is told to work there program just as the addict is to work theirs...what would sponsors tell family members about paying for rehabs and detoxes over and over again? Would you tell us to let the addict get the help they need without our involvement? I am just curious what sponsers who deal with the addict whom is in the midst of a binge/bender would tell the family? Besides don't give money, etc. Let him fall and reach bottom on his own? When are we to give up? Not stop loving but let go until they have done it on their own...maybe this is similar to my other post...and Gooch answered it for me...

10-03-2005, 08:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Moontime Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlottesville, Va Posts: 632	I don't sponsor the "family". I sponsor the male addict. If he keeps using that's his process and hopefully his process will find him in recovery one day. __________________ Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God. -Lenny Bruce

10-03-2005, 02:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
godsonmyside Vision of Hope Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Living on This side of the green!! Posts: 1,058	Dotto that....... Peace, Todd J. __________________ We get relief through the Twelve Steps which are essential to the recovery process, because they are a new, spiritual way of life that allows us to participate in our own recovery. We Do Recover Todd J.

10-01-2005, 07:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gooch Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: out there... Posts: 2,654	a sponsor shoudn't really "tell the family" of an addict they sponsor anything.. The relationship between a sponsor and sponsee is just that.

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