My parent is an addict. Will I be one too?
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Moderated by Danielle Johnson, MSED, Community mental Health Counseling, LMHC
Updated: Apr 20, 2021
Heretobeyourfriend
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Sep 22, 2014
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No of course not!!! I am also the child of an addict,but here I am years later. At one point I did struggle addiction, but I got help as soon as possible. Your parent being an addict just means it may be harder for you to avoid addictions but does not make you any less of a person:) Hope I helped! Much love -heretobeyourfriend
LeoAndrew
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Oct 26, 2014
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My dad is an alcohol addict. But i'm not following his footstep just because I am his son. I have a greater willpower than him
SereneNights
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Jun 7, 2015
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You will never be anything you do not want to be. You are a strong person, always believe in yourself
afriendcalledsiouxsie
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Nov 6, 2014
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not necessarily. there can be a genetic disposition for alcohol abuse, but i think genetic disposition for drug abuse is much less. most important for you is to be proactive about staying clean and sober. find out everything you can about addiction, and stay abstinent for all drugs and alcohol as much as possible, especially if you are an adolescent or young adult.
knowing that you have addiction in your family is a great reason to seek out an alanon or narration group. these are the family and friend support groups for those who have alcoholism or drug abuse in their family.
it will also be beneficial to keep tabs on your own emotional states. notice if you are feeling depressed, and do something about it, other than using drugs.
find people who do not use. there are lots of them out there. let those people be your friends, and do everything in your power to discover things you can care about in life and ways to take good care of yourself.
Brettlstar
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Nov 14, 2014
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There is a good book called Families and how to survive them. By Robbin Skinner and John Clease. It discusses the rules families develop and how that affects us through our life.
SmilingUnicorn
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Aug 25, 2015
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Just because your parent is an addict, does not mean you'll be one too. You can use what you've gone through and witnessed for motivation, to make a better life for yourself.
Angel0309
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Sep 22, 2014
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Addiction can be hereditary, so if you do decide to try drugs or alcohol you may be at a greater risk of becoming addicted to those substances. However, in any case the best possible thing to do is to stay away from drugs and alcohol.
Anonymous
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Oct 23, 2014
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No. Although you may have some genetic coding for addiction (in other words, you may be more susceptible to addiction) this does not mean you will absolutely become an addict.
Soldrew2015
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Dec 8, 2015
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There is a possibility. We learn things from what we see. The closer the relationship we have to a certain person, the higher the chance we tend to adapt their habit or behavior especially if is an outlet to release stress. However, this is something that is preventable. .
Lotus48
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Jan 20, 2016
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Not necessarily, but as children we learn by observation, therefore; there is an higher chance of being an addict verses a parent that does not use drugs.
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