Be Well Network Brandstorm

Families

• This won’t work • Can I afford it? • Why am I here again? Will it stick? • What did I do wrong? • Will they live? • Fear of the phone call? • How does recovery affect me? Social life? • What will people think? Stigma? – That our family is flawed? • How do I protect the rest of the family? • Fear of family secrets/ dynamics revealed in recovery • Fear of violence • That you’ll want to “fix” me too • Is it in our genes? • What does rock bottom look like?

• How do I treat them post- rehab? • Can I keep this a secret? • How do I share this situation with others? • Do I have an obligation to tell the addicts peers or friends? • Will my family survive this? • How do I re- prioritize finances to cover costs and still meet all family members’ needs? • When are they “fixed”? • Will I be able to trust or love again? • Will I feel safe with them again? • Am I doing this right or just enabling? • Where do I find help? • Fear that crime will go up • Fear that drug use will go up • Fear that it will reduce safety

Patient

• Failure – relapse again • Disappointing friends/family • Uncertainty – future direction • Social Stigma – Shame/ Judgment, death, ruining lives of loved ones • What is treatment? • Death • Ruining lives of loved ones • Detox process – pain • Time away from work/school • Length of Treatment

• How far away is treatment • Self-reflection • Comfort Level • Group Environment • Job Security • Responsibility • What is recovery/ what will I do? • What is life without addiction? • Gossip • No more fun in life • Won’t have relationship or sex again

• Fear of not Community

wanting it in their backyard

• Fear that

property values will go down

Brandstorm 7

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