Family Issue

[XANAX XR]

Well, this morning, managed to stay sober last night if anyone saw my post in the Sober Life section, I woke up to horrendous news.

My aunt had attempted suicide, she totaled her car and is lucky to be alive (car is totaled). She broke both her legs, ankle, ribs, and *may* have internal bleeding.

She has been on pharma for years, specifically Adderall and Xanax, in-which has torn her apart so much over the years.

Funny thing is, I was having a terrible day and I was talking to her to see if she'd take me out for a bit so we could talk and she had mentioned she was having a bad day, too... Knowing I could have done more if I had known how bad she really was, really sucks I didn't...

I know the way she is going she will most likely do it again and my family is at a loss of what to do (Same story for me except I've gone sober, luckily). What do you guys think? I'm thinking she would benefit greatly from a rehabilitation center, a good one.

She has been addicted to adderall and xanax for years and years, 5+?? I believe. I've told her over and over, you're going to withdrawal worse than you could ever imagine from xanax and she never believed me..

I know a lot of rehab centers suck across the states, so, it's hard to say what would benefit her.

Maybe you guys could help me get some insight to mention to my family to help her out?

 

[pasha]

Homeless -> Sober Living

 

[herbavore]

I certainly think she would benefit from going to some sort of total support facility. Do you think she will be open to it? Do you really think she did it on purpose or do you think she was super high and crashed? In a way it makes little difference but she may be feeling very angry in the short term that she did not succeed in ending her life if it was clearly intentional.

I guess the most you can ever do as a family is to let her know how much you all care, that you will not judge her harshly for either her addiction or her actions but that you want her to get help. You never know, maybe this will be life changing in a good way for her. At least I hope it is. Don't feel bad about "not doing more" since it sounds like you did what could be expected--you spoke with her about both of your feelings. If you had gone out and done something together or somehow distracted her from getting in the car, it sounds like it would have only been a temporary fix anyway (kicking the can down the road). Until she deals with both the addiction and what underlies the addiction and holds it in place she is going to continue to struggle.

 

[XANAX XR]

It was intentional, I know her, shes (+/-) like me and my brother... We've all (not to be like each other, clearly this is how we deal with things :/) tried to end our lives multiple times due to mental disorders, drug addictions, and so on.
Plus, it was a dead end, I wouldn't doubt she was nearing blacking out on Xanax but she was threatening suicide to her mother that same day.

I believe she will be going to an adult psych unit but who knows. I'd rather see her accept and go to rehab and get off those damn pills.

Yes, I think she would be willing to do treatment...