BreakThrough : Emotional Impact of Addiction AND Recovery for Everyone
BreakThrough : Emotional Impact of Addiction AND Recovery for Everyone
10 December @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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It’s important to note that BreakThrough is an education program and while each session includes group discussion about a particular topic or theme, people requiring more intensive support in relation to their own circumstances are strongly encouraged to contact Family Drug and Gambling Help on 1300 660 068 to speak to a trained volunteer with personal experience of a loved one’s drug use.
Participants registering for online sessions of BreakThrough will be sent a confirmation email with information about how to join the session.
*Please note that BreakThrough is based in Melbourne, Australia and this event will take place in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
About “Emotional Impact of Addiction AND Recovery for Everyone”
When you find out that someone you love is addicted to prescription pills, ice, heroin, alcohol or any other drug, it can be absolutely overwhelming. In some ways it can feel like that person is replaced by a stranger who’s behaviours are impacting us in a variety of ways.
The first half of this session explores how Family Members can find themselves experiencing a range of emotions such as grief, guilt and shame, vicarious trauma, and over time ‘compassion fatigue’ when their loved one is caught up in a toxic relationship with addiction. The second half focuses on ‘recovery’, what this looks like for both the person using substances, and for families.
