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UNDERSTANDING THE ADDICT IN YOUR LIFE: AWAKENING TO RECOVERY (PART 2)

Recovering from an addiction is a family affair, for even under the best of circumstances, all of the family members will become caught up in the disease. They might assume different roles, but in the end, they all have a part to play in addiction and recovery. While one might become the chief enabler who sacrifices everything for the sake of the family, another might take on the role of family mascot who uses humor to try to laugh away the hurt inside. Each role serves in purpose; understanding how each role is played out is part of the recovery process that this seminar focuses on.

What You Will Learn:

• How unwritten family rules affect every member of the family.
• The consequences of unhealthy family rules.
• The roles every family member plays and the denial system they have developed to deal with the addiction.
• The rigid defense mechanisms of the addictive personality.
• Characteristics of addictive men and why men consume 75 percent of the alcohol drunk in the United States.
• Characteristics of addictive women and how sex-role stereotypes can create stress that drives some women to substance abuse.
• The role that self-help groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, play in recovery.
• When to consider seeking professional help.
• The stages of recovery that the addict must go through to reach recovery.
• How to deal with a relapse.
• Why the addict must let go of the old addictive self before a new awareness of spirit and hope can begin.
• Ways the addict can take care of himself.

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Contact Mark Felber and schedule this series for your group.

Office:
Human Connections Counseling Services
Plano, Texas

Phone: (214) 796-2323

E-mail: mark@marriagecpr.com

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