Is there any hope for a 30-year-old woman with depression anxiety ADD and a family history of alcoholism substance abuse and suicide?

Answer 1

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If you are breathing there is hope. :) It is very depressing and stressful to feel close to a cure and then find that the medication isn't working as well as it should if at all. Doubly so if the problem is depression and anxiety. In my experience work can be the answer. Find something demanding and meaningful. No one who values herself wants to harm herself. Find something that makes you feel important. Volenteering is great. The SPCA always needs help....and reading to or playing games with sick kids or the elderly is rewarding and can start great friendships. Plus facing anxiety fears about meeting new people, trying new things and failing at a task can help alleviate them. You can wash a dog, or read Make Way For Ducklings, or play checkers. And who cares if you aren't the best. The people you will be around don't need you to be....they just need someone to do these things at all. Also raising your opinion of yourself can be as easy as faking it. Get a new haircut, a new dress, wear jewelry, get a pedicure etc... And exercise is not only good for your body it is good for your brain. A twenty minute jog can really, chemically, naturally improve your mood and lower stress. Plus you are sending yourself a message by taking the time to work out....that your health is important. So, don't give yourself time to brood, distracting yourself and behaving like a healthy person can turn into a habit and a way of life and some day you will wake up and realise that you are that healthy person. Someone diagnosed with clinical depression for the last 10 years would say no. Hence the expression "misery loves company." But if you are asking the question, you DO have at least aflicker of hope, and that's a start! All of the above self-help suggestions make sense, but it souinds as though you need professional support. Start with you local suiside hotline if you don't know how else to reach out (and depression makes it hard to plan such things, I know). Hang in there--it may be hard to believe, but you WON'T always feel this miserable.

Answer2: There is definite hope, this person is able to chart their own course in life and make their own decisions. They may even need to seek professional to keep them on tract, but they can become the dynamic person they want to be. The following is wonderful information I read in a book entitled Young People Ask on Jehovah's Witnesses official website: MILLIONS of youths endure the daily turmoil of living with a parent who's hooked on drugs or alcohol. If one of your parents is enslaved to such an addiction, he or she may embarrass, frustrate, and even anger you.First of all, it helps to gain some insight into your parent's problem. "A man of understanding is the one who acquires skillful direction," says Proverbs 1:5. So it would be good for you to learn something about what addiction is, who gets addicted to alcohol or drugs, and why.

For instance, an alcoholic isn't simply someone who overdrinks on occasion. On the contrary, he has a chronic drinking disorder.* He's preoccupied-even obsessed-with alcohol and cannot control his consumption of it once he starts drinking. His addiction causes painful problems affecting his family, work, and health.

While certain people may be physically prone to alcohol addiction, emotional factors also appear to be involved. In fact, many alcoholics often harbor negative feelings about themselves. (Proverbs 14:13) Some of them, in fact, grew up in families where their own parents were alcoholics. For such people, drinking may numb the pain of childhood emotional scars. The same factors might be involved when a person is addicted to drugs.

Of course, drinking or taking drugs only compounds a person's problems; his thinking and emotions now become even more warped. That's why your parent may need considerable help from a trained professional to break free from his addiction.Don't take responsibility for your parent's addiction. Your parent-and your parent alone-is responsible for his addiction. "Each one will carry his own load," says Galatians 6:5. It's not your job, then, to cure your parent, nor are you obliged to shield him from the consequences of his addiction. For example, you don't have to lie for him to his boss or drag him off the front porch when he's fallen into a drunken stupor there.

Encourage your parent to get help. Your parent's biggest problem may be admitting that he has a problem. When he's sober and calm, perhaps the nonaddicted parent along with the older siblings can tell him how his behavior is affecting the family and what he needs to do about it.

In addition, your addicted parent might do well to write down the answers to the following questions: What will happen to me and my family if I keep drinking or taking drugs? What will happen if I give up my habit? What must I do to get help?

If trouble is brewing, leave the scene. "Before the quarrel has burst forth, take your leave," says Proverbs 17:14. Don't put yourself at risk by getting in the middle of a quarrel. If possible, retire to your room or go to a friend's house. When the threat of violence exists, outside help may be needed.

Acknowledge your feelings. Some youths feel guilty because they resent an addicted parent. It's only normal to feel a degree of resentment, especially if your parent's addiction prevents him from giving you the love and support you need. True, The Bible obligates you to honor your parent. (Ephesians 6:2, 3) But "honor" means to respect his authority, in much the same way as you are to respect that of a police officer or a judge. It doesn't mean that you approve of your parent's addiction. (Romans 12:9) Nor are you a bad person because you're repulsed by his drinking or drug abuse; after all, substance abuse is repulsive!-Proverbs 23:29-35.

Find upbuilding association. When life at home is chaotic, you can lose sight of what's normal. It's important, therefore, that you enjoy the association of people who are spiritually and emotionally healthy. Members of the Christian congregation can provide much nurturing and support as well as an occasional break from family stress. (Proverbs 17:17) Association with Christian families can give you a healthy model of family life to counteract the distorted model you observe at home.

Seek help for yourself. Having a mature, trusted adult with whom you can share your feelings really helps.

You may not be able to change the situation at home, but you can change the way you're affected by it. Rather than trying to control your parent, focus on the one person you can control-you. "Keep working out your own salvation," wrote the Apostle Paul. (Philippians 2:12) Doing so will help you maintain a positive outlook, and it might even prod your parent to seek help for his addiction.

Drawing close to Jehovah in prayer and studying the Bible has helped many to stay clean." Former drug abusers agree that it was essential for them to break away totally from their former associates.