Three Tools For Surviving Hard Weekends

Love Over Addiction

Michelle Anderson

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

We know weekends, especially holiday weekends, may be a more difficult time for you and your loved one who suffers from addiction. They might be inclined to drink more than usual or lose control.

But remember, you're not powerless over this disease. You get to choose how you react to their actions and behaviors. By making a few preparations ahead of time, you'll be able to enjoy your weekend the way you want.

In today's episode, you'll hear three helpful tools for hard weekends (or any time). Use the next several days to prepare and put your plans in place. You've got this! We're here cheering you on.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Love Over Addiction Podcast. Hey there. It's Michelle. How are you doing? This is a special edition podcast and it's because the 4th of
0:29.7	July is coming up and believe it or not 4th of July is one of our busiest times of the year. You would think New Year's you would think New Year's would be incredibly busy and it is but it's not for some reason maybe it's because
0:50.0	4th of July is in the summer I don't know, but it tends to be a huge time for drinking and drugs and
0:58.0	addiction. And this year, with the virus going on, I really wanted to reach out to you and say okay
1:05.9	I'm gonna give you some specific tools for being in love living, hanging out with somebody who's suffering from addiction with the virus going on.
1:20.0	So today I'm going to cover three specific things you can do that will help you get through
1:27.0	this weekend because 4th of July this year falls on a Saturday.
1:31.0	So not only, and you all know what I'm talking about have a weekend which Fridays Saturdays
1:37.1	Saturdays tend to be the busiest days for drugs that are alcohol but also you have a holiday on a weekend. So it's a double whammy for us. And I want to make sure that you are equipped and you are prepared and you know exactly what you are going to do so that you have a decent holiday.
2:03.4	I'm not going to use the word good because it's really difficult to have good holidays
2:08.7	when you love someone with addiction.
2:10.4	So we need to set the expectations up front correctly.
2:15.0	And that means if you can get through this weekend without any arguments,
2:22.0	without any tears, and I'm not saying crying is bad or anger is bad, but to me,
2:31.2	this weekend is going to be a test for you.
2:35.2	If we can get through this weekend fully equipped
2:38.4	and prepared and taking accountability,
2:41.4	I think you will come out of this weekend incredibly grateful and
2:48.7	happy and with a higher confidence level than you went into it. You're going to be victorious this weekend.
2:56.9	You are going to take addiction and take control of your life this weekend and you're going to come out better and
3:07.0	you're going to come out better and feeling super powerful and feeling confident and knowing
3:18.7	that if you got through this weekend and you're going to do what I'm telling you to do that you're
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