How can I deal with the emotional abuse from my mother that has mental illness,and currently an addict?

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With me being in recovery from crystal meth the pain is overwhelming I need some straight advise.
verbal and emotional abuse.

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Emotional Abuse… Can you help me help myself?

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Hi. im 15 and i need some help. First, can you tell me where you’d draw the line between harsh parenting and emotional/ verbal abuse? And can you tell me where i can get help getting out of an abusive household along with my sister?

heres a little insight into my situation…
i live in a single parent house with my 9yr old sister. My dad yells at us every day about everything and nothing, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. We do our best not to provoke him, but its no use. He will scream and yell at us until we’re crying and then threatens us if we cry. He calls me useless and lazy and ungrateful. When i do chores, he tells me that im incapable of doing anything right. He’s threatened to hurt us on several occasions. Events like there and worse occur mutiply times daily. He also will find anything that gives us any form of happiness and either take it away or disallow it. He is also extremely manipulative.
Our mother is a meth addict with an abusive boyfriend, so we can not go and live with her. We cant stay with any other relatives. I can not call the police because he can friends in the police force and judicial system that will vouche for him, and when I try and fail, he could react violently. The odds of me getting emancipated are microscopic, since I’m not 16 yet and most likely won’t be able to support myself and my sister.
I honestly cant continue living like this. I cry everyday and am losing sight of why life is important…

Although, it may sound childish, but im scared of what will happen if i try and do anything about it. He’s always called me a drama queen and told me that my feelings are wrong… and what if he’s right? what if i call to get help, and the turn me away? or what if i get put in a group home? the idea o being stripped of everything i know is kinda scary. my school doesnt offer the best counseling and i do not feel comfortable talking with them. although i get even more scared when i have to go to my house every day… so what should i do in this case? i know i cant have it both ways…
And i also have no money or savings for college or post secondary education of any kind. i started saving when i was 5 but my mom spent my entire life savings on meth, so now i have nothing. im so unsure on how to help, not just myself, but moreso my little sister. shes the one im more worried about. i cant take care of her on my own and im worried that ill make the wrong choice when trying to decide what the right thing to do is…

And I dont need to be judged. I’m not just a stupid immature teenager who just doesnt like the rules and punishment. I don’t want criticism, I just want help.

Thank you to anybody out there whos willing to try and help.

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Drug Addiction As A Consequence Of Emotional Factors

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Drug addiction finds its root in mental problems as those ailing from mental illness are more vulnerable to get addicted to drugs. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that depression has a major role to play in substance abuse. The study points to the fact that many people are entangled in the trap of addiction and mental illness.

Even though genetic factors are considered to lead the person towards addiction, it is difficult to understand the exact cause for the addiction. The substance abuse produces depression, disorientation, memory loss and delusion. Vice versa the emotional tendency makes the person inclined to drug abuse. Hence a difficult question arises that what has come in the beginning the addiction or the mental state? This question makes us to treat each case individually so that no loop holes are left in treatment of the addict.

If the drug addict is suffering from some illness they try to cope with the agony of symptoms of ailment by taking drugs. But they are ignorant of the fact that this relief is only momentary. There are other ways of tackling these issues by going for recreational works and hobbies like gardening, reading, art work and rearing of pets.

Many people try to escape from situations and agony of illness by using substances which clouds the mind. But what is used as a curative agent itself produces the same symptoms. For example the chronic intake of substance like alcohol produces depression.

The trauma experienced at an emotional plane is so unbearable that if they had a leaning shoulder the circumstances could have been changed. But in this busy world no one has time to look at the sufferings of others. Hence the isolated feeling makes them to rely more and more on drugs. The feeling of isolation, negligence pushes the person into the clutches of bad vices.

How to handle such emotional problems

-Qualitative time should be spent by relatives with the addict which reinforces emotional bonds and wean them away from the drug addiction.

-Learn to strengthen your mental faculty by engrossing in healthy and productive activity which gives immense satisfaction. This state of mind is difficult to achieve until and unless you try to take things in your stride.

-We should accept our short comings and try to confine our activities to the limits which we can deal with.

-Imageries and mind diverters go a long way and help you overcome from emotional issues. Exercising and meditation or joining a fun club in your locality, taking to some hobby will sure assist you in this.

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