when loved ones fuel the addiction (despite themselves)

by time news

2023-12-19 09:00:00

PSYCHOLOGY – Removing yourself from your environment can be beneficial for the addicted person, but you then have to know how to come back into life and learn to say no.

In 2021, Alexis was hospitalized at the Caradoc clinic in Bayonne to undergo alcohol detoxification. After a few weeks, the young forty-year-old obtained leave and spent 24 hours at home. He went to a family dinner where his relatives, some of whom were unaware of his situation, cheerfully brought out the bottles of wine. He was offered a drink, gave in to temptation and returned to the clinic the next day, furious and disappointed in himself.

This unfortunately banal story reminds us of the major impact that those around someone struggling with their addiction can have – whether it concerns a substance such as alcohol, tobacco or drugs, or a practice such as gaming. videos or the casino. The influence of loved ones is particularly important in middle and high school, when adolescents act through mimicry, for fear of being mocked or excluded by their peers. “Young people whose friends use psychoactive products present…

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