My brother has been clean for six months and we're all walking on eggshells around him — celebrating his progress but terrified of saying the wrong thing or pushing too hard or not pushing enough. We love him but we don't know how to be a family anymore when everything feels so fragile and we're all afraid of our own hope.
More people experience this than they realize.
A family is paralyzed between supporting recovery and protecting themselves from the fear of relapse, unable to find authentic connection amid their shared vigilance.
“Where Are You with Loving Someone with Addiction?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.