{"id":1218,"date":"2020-04-17T22:41:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T22:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newjerseyaddictioninterventions.com\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2020-04-17T22:41:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T22:41:37","slug":"roles-of-family-members-affected-by-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newjerseyaddictioninterventions.com\/roles-of-family-members-affected-by-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Roles of Family Members Affected by Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to addiction, you\u2019ll hear the term \u201cfamily disease\u201d used a lot. It\u2019s true that addiction and alcoholism are far-reaching and affect not only the person suffering but the network of people connected to the individual as well. Typically, the immediate family is the first to be affected and is hurt the most through the actions of an addicted loved one. Loving an addict isn\u2019t easy. After all, it usually comes with a band of chaos, uncertainty, fear, worry, and even resentment. Unfortunately, family members and friends may deal with these emotions in unhealthy ways. Furthermore, people may think they are helping an addict when in reality, they are enabling them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to the complexity of addiction, family members often assume particular roles to cope with their emotions and attempt to restore balance to the family unit. Most of these roles are unhealthy and don\u2019t work toward the goal of convincing a loved one to seek <\/span>addiction treatment<\/span><\/a>. When one person in the family needs help, it\u2019s likely that the other family members need help as well. Before you can begin healing from the ways addiction affected your family, it\u2019s first important to learn about the different roles family members assume when touched by drug or alcohol addiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

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