I know some times people are put through so much they just cannot handle to be around the addicted one any more which is okay and understandable.

I know sometimes the relationship is irreparable and i know they say you cant quit for anyone but yourself.

But for me, having family support gave me encouragement and hope, and if i had been told keep doing drugs or get clean it does not matter, we are done with you....i would have said fck it and never would have quit.

Some times when it was hard the only thing kept me going was knowing i HAD to straighten up so i would not hurt my family.

Maybe i had not gotten into as much trouble or gone as long as some who use. I never had legal trouble, i never slept around. I basically was just a pain in the butt. Up until the end, i worked....two jobs. About the only thing i did was lie...i mean, i HAD to say i was going to the store, i couldnt say i was going to get meth. I wasnt an angel though, i acted like a sh*t and i did steal drugs from someone once.


I know you cant get clean but for no one but yourself but it really helped knowing i had someone to come home to and stuff was helpful.

But that is just me, and in this instance, cause before i was ready to be done with it, i would have just lied and said i was quitting and kept going at it in secret. Obviously if a person is not sincere they would just continue to use and manipulate the family.