Open Letter to My Family
I need help. Don't solve my problem for
me. This only makes me lose respect for you and for myself. Don't lecture, scold or argue, whether I'm stoned
or sober. It may make you feel better, but it makes the situation worse.
Don't accept my promises. The nature of
my illness prevents me keeping them, even though I mean them at the time. Promises are only my way of postponing pain.
Don't lose your temper with me. It will
destroy you and any possibility of helping me. Don't let anxiety for me make you do what I should do myself.
Don't believe everything I tell you. Often
I don't know the truth - let alone tell it. Don't cover up or try to spare me the consequences of my using.
Above all, don't run away from reality as I do.
Drug dependence, my illness, gets worse as my using continues.
I am a drug user. I need help.
Extracted from www.famanon.org.uk
