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Old 09-07-2014, 01:41 PM
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Family members in recovery aswell..

My sister is an alcoholic and has just entered recovery thank god, just wondering how many other people have family members in recovery?
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Old 09-08-2014, 03:54 PM
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Yes all siblings in recovery 4
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Old 09-08-2014, 03:56 PM
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I'm the only one on both sides of my family, as far as I know. Unless already dead relatives had problems in the past & no one ever mentioned it.

I'm glad your sister is getting the help she needs Lion - that's great news.
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Old 09-08-2014, 04:02 PM
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besides my grandfathers brothers who I never see, I'm the only one who has an issue... Feels horrible being "that one" oh well it is what it is...

Glad your sis is getting help!
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Old 09-09-2014, 05:32 AM
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All 6 of my siblings have substance abuse problems. One has been sober for a long time, one I am not sure about, one is off street drugs but seems to abuse her prescription meds and often seems out of it(showed up at a family funeral in her pajamas etc) one is on and off sober and the other two refuse to acknowledge they have a problem. And then of course, there is me.
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Old 09-09-2014, 05:41 AM
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Yes, one brother 3yrs. sober in AA/NA, another who is almost homeless, drunk a lot and a sister who is normal.
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Old 09-09-2014, 05:50 AM
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I have a younger brother (only sibling) who has been battling a crippling opiate addiction for about 15 years. It's sad. He's only 31. This has stolen half of his life.
my poor parents. The 2 kids they had both struggling with this crap!
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Old 09-09-2014, 06:14 AM
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Well, let's see...my mother's brother literally drank himself to death, at least one cousin has major issues, my BIL barely lived through a heroin habit, my dad just drank up a case of afib while on vacation, and then there's me.
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Old 09-09-2014, 07:34 PM
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My husband and I. My paternal grandfather quit drinking over twenty years ago. He was a heavy drinker but I don't know if he is an alcoholic.
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Old 09-09-2014, 07:57 PM
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My grandfather, grandmother, mother(and her husband) passed away from alcoholism/alcohol related diseases. My sister just got out of her 3rd time in rehab; other 2 sisters deal with addiction as well. I didn't grow up with this family (I was adopted) ... But I understand(and believe in) now the theory that this is an inherited disease. Im so glad to hear of all of us who are getting the help we need!
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