Letting Go🤔

[ldog]

Good morning guys!

How many of my brothers here have been forced to simply let a loved one go due to a drug addiction?

A child with a drug addiction who doesn’t want help?

A close friend with a drug addiction who doesn’t see their issues?

A spouse who refuses to see themselves in the mirror?


It’s heartbreaking…yet a relief in an odd way to just let it go and release the burden.

Let me know your thoughts.

L

 

[ldog]

Anybody currently struggling with this?

 

[ldog]

Bump

 

[Milford King]

I suspect if it were a child of mine it would be much more difficult however… I’ve let more people go then I’ve allowed into my life.

Very easy thing for me to do.

 

[ldog]

I suspect if it were a child of mine it would be much more difficult however… I’ve let more people go then I’ve allowed into my life.

Very easy thing for me to do.

It’s my biggest weakness.

 

[Platinumpharm]

Good morning guys!

How many of my brothers here have been forced to simply let a loved one go due to a drug addiction?

A child with a drug addiction who doesn’t want help?

A close friend with a drug addiction who doesn’t see their issues?

A spouse who refuses to see themselves in the mirror?


It’s heartbreaking…yet a relief in an odd way to just let it go and release the burden.

Let me know your thoughts.

L

I have

 

[Milford King]

It’s my biggest weakness.

You’re a better man than me L-dog.

Whatever you got going on in your life, all I can say is you have intuition for a reason, follow it. Do what you feel is right not what’s easy. That is the road YOU were meant to travel.

 

[floridaman1984]

Good morning guys!

How many of my brothers here have been forced to simply let a loved one go due to a drug addiction?

A child with a drug addiction who doesn’t want help?

A close friend with a drug addiction who doesn’t see their issues?

A spouse who refuses to see themselves in the mirror?


It’s heartbreaking…yet a relief in an odd way to just let it go and release the burden.

Let me know your thoughts.

L

Brother and 2 sisters over drugs. Just not putting myself or my family dealing with that bull shit anymore.

 

[ldog]

I have

Tough situation bro.

 

[ldog]

Brother and 2 sisters over drugs. Just not putting myself or my family dealing with that bull shit anymore.

I’m sorry bro…I’m learning myself.

 

[ldog]

You’re a better man than me L-dog.

Whatever you got going on in your life, all I can say is you have intuition for a reason, follow it. Do what you feel is right not what’s easy. That is the road YOU were meant to travel.

Thank you my friend.

 

[Skud008]

I lost like 80% of my friends group when I got sober 6+ years ago. Though my childhood friends mostly stuck it out with me through the bad times, but mostly from a distance. Shit sucks but I've been on the other side of that coin and at the end of the day everyone has to protect themselves first and foremost.

 

[Skud008]

I suspect if it were a child of mine it would be much more difficult however… I’ve let more people go then I’ve allowed into my life.

Very easy thing for me to do.

It sucks but it really is the only way sometimes. You can't raise up yourself and the people you love and are responsible for protecting if you have someone dragging you down and putting you and your family at risk. I've let many people go, usually after trying to help them. But I learned through my own struggles that people find help when they truly want it, you can't serve it to them.

 

[ldog]

I lost like 80% of my friends group when I got sober 6+ years ago. Though my childhood friends mostly stuck it out with me through the bad times, but mostly from a distance. Shit sucks but I've been on the other side of that coin and at the end of the day everyone has to protect themselves first and foremost.

Good for you bro

 

[Lustyscripps]

Childhood friend of mine. We were really good friends up until a year or two after high school. His mom passed away and he got into drugs and alcohol- turned him into an asshole. He was abusive towards his significant other. I was heartbroken for him. Made every excuse for him- got to the point where people stopped inviting him out and I’d slowly stop seeing him as much. I made an effort- i really did. Naturally after high school we all went our own ways. Still kept in touch every now and then. One day I stopped responding to him. I didn’t think anything of it- the last thing he sent me was “ hey man hope you’re well, sorry it’s been a while” I didn’t respond to him. He committed suicide April 27th, 2026. He was 32 years old. I feel so much guilt not having responded to him. I can’t imagine him in his final moments. All he probably needed was a fucking hug- just to be heard and seen. And now he’s gone. Fuck Alcohol.

 

[chadmack]

Mother, sister, brother, many friends & almost myself if it not for my wife not giving up on me.

 

[ldog]

Childhood friend of mine. We were really good friends up until a year or two after high school. His mom passed away and he got into drugs and alcohol- turned him into an asshole. He was abusive towards his significant other. I was heartbroken for him. Made every excuse for him- got to the point where people stopped inviting him out and I’d slowly stop seeing him as much. I made an effort- i really did. Naturally after high school we all went our own ways. Still kept in touch every now and then. One day I stopped responding to him. I didn’t think anything of it- the last thing he sent me was “ hey man hope you’re well, sorry it’s been a while” I didn’t respond to him. He committed suicide April 27th, 2026. He was 32 years old. I feel so much guilt not having responded to him. I can’t imagine him in his final moments. All he probably needed was a fucking hug- just to be heard and seen. And now he’s gone. Fuck Alcohol.

Dang man

 

[ldog]

Mother, sister, brother, many friends & almost myself if it not for my wife not giving up on me.

That’s a good woman right there.

 

[ldog]

It sucks but it really is the only way sometimes. You can't raise up yourself and the people you love and are responsible for protecting if you have someone dragging you down and putting you and your family at risk. I've let many people go, usually after trying to help them. But I learned through my own struggles that people find help when they truly want it, you can't serve it to them.

Yes

 

[elit3keraed]

Marriage ended for a multitude of reasons. DV, infidelity, but what finally severed the connection entirely was her drug addictions. I think that was harder to walk away from than anything because I just genuinely don’t want to see people collapse.


Recently dropped a friend I’ve known for half my life because her addictions. She reached out saying she’s in AA now (it was more than just alcohol) but at this point it’s just too late. Watching her throw away her kids and everything just for another high. Only hearing from her when she was drunk and needed money. It was just too much and I have a family of my own that doesn’t need to be exposed to that sort of shit.

Hard to look at someone deep in addiction and reconcile the fact that they were once someone so happy and full of life and someone you cared so deeply for. It would be easier to go to a viewing at a funeral because at least you know forsure the person in front of you is dead and gone, rather than being dead but still existing as someone completely foreign to you and your memories

 

[ldog]

Marriage ended for a multitude of reasons. DV, infidelity, but what finally severed the connection entirely was her drug addictions. I think that was harder to walk away from than anything because I just genuinely don’t want to see people collapse.


Recently dropped a friend I’ve known for half my life because her addictions. She reached out saying she’s in AA now (it was more than just alcohol) but at this point it’s just too late. Watching her throw away her kids and everything just for another high. Only hearing from her when she was drunk and needed money. It was just too much and I have a family of my own that doesn’t need to be exposed to that sort of shit.

Hard to look at someone deep in addiction and reconcile the fact that they were once someone so happy and full of life and someone you cared so deeply for. It would be easier to go to a viewing at a funeral because at least you know forsure the person in front of you is dead and gone, rather than being dead but still existing as someone completely foreign to you and your memories

Whoa dude….difficult times right there.