Love is in the air. What are you doing to protect your loved ones? Why not give them the treatment that can be enjoyable and healthy for them? The Valentine’s Day is coming soon… How can we show our loved ones that we actually care? Our loved ones are people who need our help to feel good. They need the support of your family and friends. Valentine’s Day can be a difficult time for those struggling with substance abuse and also for your family and friends now. This day can be a stark reminder of the challenges of maintaining relationships in the face of addiction to drugs or alcohol. With such positive or painful reminders of past and current relationships, holidays like this can be a struggle for those who are recovering. Since this holiday is so focused on relationships, try to take the opportunity to declare and reaffirm your love to those around you. This is a good time to be in contact with people you care about and who care about you, especially those who have helped him in his recovery. You can do this any way you want: calling them for a long telephone conversation or give them a hug in person are two large, simple to show someone you care forms. The best gift you can give people you love is to stay sober, or enter rehab for drugs and alcohol.
Talking to a counselor or therapist about relationships can be useful for some. These professionals can give a lot of information on how to repair broken relationships and what to do to make the time you spend with your loved ones much more rewarding.
Above all, the most important thing to remember is to love yourself!
-Katleen
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