Dealing with Your Dysfunctional Family without Drinking (E256)
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IYour family and how you grew up have a major influence on how difficult it is for you to get sober, do the work, and resist relapse. A dysfunctional family influences our mindset, how many coping skills and resources we have, and how in tune we are with our emotions. Lots of families have an unspoken rule of silence, which impacts how we behave as adults. In this episode I’ll cover the impact of a dysfunctional family, how this influences relapse tendency, and what you can do to move forward and make positive change for yourself.
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Gillian Tietz. Dealing with Your Dysfunctional Family without Drinking (E256). Sober Powered. 2024
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Sources
Zeng, X. Tan, C. The Relationship between the Family Functioning of Individuals with Drug Addiction and Relapse Tendency: A Moderated Mediation Model. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021
Atadokht, A. et al. The Role of Family Expressed Emotion and Perceived Social Support in Predicting Addiction Relapse. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2015
Xia, Y. et al. Family Function Impacts Relapse Tendency in Substance Use Disorder: Mediated Through Self-Esteem and Resilience. Front Psychiatry. 2022
Tedgard, E. et al. An upbringing with substance-abusing parents: Experiences of parentification and dysfunctional communication. Nordisk Alkohol Nark. 2018
