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An Open Letter To My Family
Don’t accept my promises. The nature of my illness prevents my keeping them, even though I mean them at the time. Promises are only my way of postponing pain. And don’t keep switching agreements; if an agreement is made, stick to it.
Don’t lose your temper with me. It will destroy you and any possibility of helping me.
Don’t cover up or try to spare me the consequences of my using. It may reduce the crisis, but it will make my illness worse. Start now to learn, to understand, to plan for recovery. Find Families Anonymous, whose groups exist to help families in just your situation.
I need help—from a doctor, a psychologist, a counselor, from some people in a self-help program who’ve recovered from a drug problem themselves—and from a Power greater than myself. Your "User"
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