Anyone have an addict in the family? How do u deal

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I know personal...but how do you deal with it ? My sister is 19 years old....been doing stupid things like running away..sneaking boys over since she was 12...it's gotten so much worse these past few years and she does not listen to my parents at all... they've done everything kicked her out sent her to rehab and she has decided to run away to FL with god knows who..she keeps telling my mom she's going to come home and never does she just keeps bullshitting them and I can't take it anymore !! My finance and I have looked into things and the stuff we found out about her is absolutely disgusting ! I have cut her out of my life for good I have two children to worry about and my 4 year
Old knows way to much then she needs to :/ . We are both adopted at different ages and from different places and some people blame it on that but since she was 2 and she goes and tells people that our parents aren't her parents so what they say and want don't matter....the amount of lies she tells and believes idk how someone can possibly live like that ....

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She has an emptiness she's trying to feel different people act different to the same situation you may handle being adopted on one way & she handles it another. Unfortunately you have to let her make her mistakes and hit rock bottom maybe more than once before something drastic happens that wakes her up and makes her want to change. Plus you don't know what mental illness issues her both parents struggles with she sound very bipolar but that's not my job to judge. Just be there when she needs you.

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I do! My sibling as well. There's not so much you can do about it sometimes I feel like completely disowning my brother because of the things he does and does to my family. I don't speak to him there's no communication at all but the door is always open if he wants to change and wants help to change.

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My dad and my brother..and the bedt thing to do is be there when needed..dont enable them by giving them money..but let them find their way.I tried everything but i had to choose my family over them.I spent my whole life takung care of them...Now they are both clean with disabilities. And i help as i can but my family is #1 now

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I've been there...There is only so much you can do. Be there when they need you but other than that you have to let them figure it out on their own. It's not easy but if you've tried everything else then you have to put your own family first. She's 19 now like my relative was and old enough to know consequences of her actions, her childhood may have some part in this but maybe she is just playing on it??

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You have to distance yourself for you & your family's sake. Pray for her. Love her. & be there for her when she needs you! Otherwise she is an adult & will not accept help or change unless she wants it for real. Keep your head up!

Anyone have an addict in the family? How do u deal

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