GZA
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How does it effect people psychologically, short term and long term, if one of their parents has a substance abuse problem (includes alcohol)?
One of my very good friend's (ENTP I think) dad is addicted to cocaine/is recovering and I wonder how this effects her short term and long term. I've talked to her about it a few times, she is getting counselling about it so she's doing better but she said it made her emotionally numb for a while and angry (more because he was never home than because he was addicted) and she didn't even realize it at the time.
I'm very curious how it will effect her in the long term, too.
What are the other variables that effect how people deal with addiction in parents? I'm guessing that the gender of the parent and your own gender makes a difference, as well as your relationship prior to the addiction.
One of my very good friend's (ENTP I think) dad is addicted to cocaine/is recovering and I wonder how this effects her short term and long term. I've talked to her about it a few times, she is getting counselling about it so she's doing better but she said it made her emotionally numb for a while and angry (more because he was never home than because he was addicted) and she didn't even realize it at the time.
I'm very curious how it will effect her in the long term, too.
What are the other variables that effect how people deal with addiction in parents? I'm guessing that the gender of the parent and your own gender makes a difference, as well as your relationship prior to the addiction.