Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Laney Intervention
Not long ago we watched an Intervention about a women named Laney who had a life threatening alcohol problem. She drank so much that her doctor said that her liver was only functioning at 20%, even though Laney knows that she continues to drink. At one time during the documentary she even said, "might as well drink until I die". It is no mystery why Laney drinks all day without a care, her life was terrible from the start. Laney's father left Laney's mother when she was pregnant with Laney at 17 wanting nothing to do with her or unborn Laney, mother often leaves Laney looking for a husband leaving Laney with her aunt, Laney's mother married her 3rd husband who treated Laney really badly, at 13 Laney attempted suicide by taking a whole bottle of aspirin, and in high school Laney's ex-boyfriend came to Laney's house and raped her in the middle of the night. Similarly to this life threatening alcohol problem story, I had an uncle who was in pretty much the same situation as Laney and decided to drink his life away. My uncle is not as rich as Laney but he used most of his hard earned money to buy alcohol. I was so bad that it got to a point where the whole family had to step in. In my opinion I think the best thing to do for people like Laney and my uncle is really be there for them even though they may not need it or want it. This kind of support may not be effective like in Laney's situation where she kept pushing away the people who cared for her except for one or two family member, but it didn't hurt to let her know that they are there for her. In my uncles case the support of my whole family really uplifted my uncle to find help for his alcohol addiction. What do you think is the best way to help someone with an alcohol problem in this situation?
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I agree with your opinions; support especially from a caring family is especially important in getting over situations such as alcoholism. In Laney's case, time away from her family was most important because they were essentially the ones who were causing her the pain by stimulating the addiction. I think it was actually detrimental to Laney's health, staying in such close contact with her mother.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing about your uncle, that was very powerful. I also agree with your statements about having family that needs to be there for these people when they are facing such horrible addictions. Often times, people become addicted to substances because they feel like they have no way out and there is no one around them to love and support them as they are going through this difficult time. It is extremely important for family members and friends to show their love for this person, instead of shunning them for their addiction.
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