Sister going to rehab. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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Sister going to rehab. Keeping my fingers crossed.
My addict sister has agreed to go to a 30 day inpatient rehab starting next week. She has gone back and forth about this, digging her heels in and resisting and then saying "yes, I need to go." Tonight she is back on board. I am sure tomorrow she will say no again.
Over the past few days I've worked really hard not to let her extreme back and forth dictate my own feelings. I feel relief when she says she will go. And then I get so upset when I find out that she changed her mind. Today while I was out on my bike, and angry that she was back in the "I'm not going" mode, I took a deep breath and said to myself "Let go and let god." And that's what I'm doing. What will be will be. I have no control over it. She can go on her crazy roller coaster all week about whether or not she is going to rehab and I don't need to be a part of it. My mom and cousin are picking her up on Sunday to drive her to the rehab. That is the only day that will matter. I don't need to spaz out everyday leading up until then. And even if on Sunday she decides not to go, well then there is nothing I can do about that either.
All this to say that I think I'm making some progress in my own recovery. Her life, not mine. Her crazy, not mine. I can only be responsible for me.
Goodnight!
Over the past few days I've worked really hard not to let her extreme back and forth dictate my own feelings. I feel relief when she says she will go. And then I get so upset when I find out that she changed her mind. Today while I was out on my bike, and angry that she was back in the "I'm not going" mode, I took a deep breath and said to myself "Let go and let god." And that's what I'm doing. What will be will be. I have no control over it. She can go on her crazy roller coaster all week about whether or not she is going to rehab and I don't need to be a part of it. My mom and cousin are picking her up on Sunday to drive her to the rehab. That is the only day that will matter. I don't need to spaz out everyday leading up until then. And even if on Sunday she decides not to go, well then there is nothing I can do about that either.
All this to say that I think I'm making some progress in my own recovery. Her life, not mine. Her crazy, not mine. I can only be responsible for me.
Goodnight!
Stay the course, and keep us posted.
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