Addicted Families

In addicted families, there are generally three rules:

Don’t Speak (about the addiction), Don’t Trust (anyone, even yourself), and Don’t Feel (don’t express feelings, don’t allow yourself to have them, and certainly don’t express any appropriate feelings)

Goals of treatment for addicted families include:

Talk about what’s going on
Learn to trust yourself
Know what you’re feeling and share it in a healthy and safe way