The Specialist Team

The Specialist Team Our aim is to help those who are struggling to overcome drug and alcohol abuse.....with counselling Service free of charge.

We not only assisting people with drug and alcohol problems, we office support to the families too. We also help the disable person to overcome their challenges, to find a voice by giving counselling and do referrals. Offices hours: every Tuesday and Thurs 10h00am till 13h00pm
Support Group meets every Tuesday evening @ 19h00
We are on the premises of The Old Apostolic Church, Bellville Central

25/11/2022

EK IS N UITGESLAPE KAALVRETER.

TIK IS MY NAAM
KOM UIT DIE TWEEDE OORLOG SAAM
EK LE EN LOER OP JOU LEWE
TOT JY INNI HOF BEWE
X N VUURVRETER EN N SLANG
EK IS TOG VIR NIEMAND BANG
EK VERNIEL ALLE NASIES ,VOLK EN TAAL
EK VEE HUISE KAAL
DIE GROOTER PRENTJIE IS WAT EK NA KYK
NIE NET VIR JOU O SEUN , MY IDEE LE WYD
EK IS NIE NET AGTER JOU NIE.
EK GEBRUIK JOU SLEGS OM JOU HELE FAM TE LAAT LEI
EK BREEK , SLAG EN TEER JOU UIT
ELKE OOMBLIK IS JY MY BYT.
JY SAL SUKKEL OM TE SLAAP , WAS OF WERK
JY HOU JOU VERNIET SO STERK.
EK GEE JOU GROOT TANDE , LAM OE EN VUIL VEL
KORT KORT WORD DIE COPS VIR JOU GEBEL
EN EK LAG VIR JOU ONGELUKKIGHEID
BINNEKORT NEEM ONS VAN JOU AFSKEID.
EK IS N UITGESLAPE KAALVRETER
JY D**K MOS JY IS BETER
MAL , SKRAAL EN BENERIG LOS EK JOU
JY WIL SOOS AGTER LEKKERTE AANKLOU
NOU KAN MENS JOU IN N TAMATIEKISSIE OPVOU
JOU EIE FAMILIE WORD JOU ZOU.

26/09/2022

Dear Family, You Need To Know This.

Dear Family, you've picked them up and put them back together more times than you can count. You've indulged them and begged them to stop. But nothing you do is working. They're still using and getting sicker each day. You can't break through the gigantic wall of denial protecting their illness. Instead of pleading with them to hear a message they're not ready to hear, reach out for support. When talking doesn't help, a group intervention may be the next best step.

Dear Family, your addicted loved one needs you to learn all you can about their disease.

The person you love can appear unloving and beyond redemption. But they're not any of those things. What they are–is sick. Addiction is a progressive illness that gets worse over time. Left untreated, it can be terminal. When you understand addiction hijacks the area in the brain responsible for reasoning and impulse control, it's easier to let go of anger and formulate a plan going forward. Knowledge boosts the Family's sense of hope. With support, you'll feel more confident about setting those much-needed boundaries.

Dear Family, your loved one needs you to know that enabling them is aiding in their demise.

Ask yourself, are you easily manipulated? Do you give in out of guilt? If you're doing for the addicted person, what they can and should be doing for themselves, they won't get well. Substance abusers need help to stay sick. Their families are the first place they turn to get it. Enabling kills as many addicted persons as drugs and alcohol. Learning how to help without enabling significantly improves your loved one's chance of a successful recovery.

Dear Family, your loved one needs you to stay close without getting sick.

Loving someone who struggles with addiction is difficult. You ride an intense roller-coaster of emotional highs and lows. The addict's Family experiences extreme distress. The mind and body are inextricably linked, and their interaction can produce physical changes. Constant stress experienced over prolonged periods can lead to long-term problems for the heart and blood vessels. This can increase the risk of hypertension, heart attack, and stroke. Finding support from other people who have walked in your shoes will lessen the physical impact on your mind and body and help you make sounder decisions going forward.

Dear Family, your addicted loved one needs you to set boundaries.

How many times have you tried to help your addicted loved one only to have it backfire in your face? How often have you said, 'this is the last time I'm going to help you,' only to find yourself helping again? Families enable as a measure of relief to avoid their own emotional discomforts such as fear, anxiety, or guilt. Boundaries teach people how to treat you. They tell people what you're okay with and what you're not. Without healthy boundaries, you're a doormat to addiction and an accomplice in the collapse of your sick loved one.

Dear Family, your loved one needs you to make changes.

Loving someone struggling with addiction is exhausting. You're putting all your time and energy into helping them, but what are you doing to take care of yourself? Practicing self-care is not selfish; it's necessary. Make sure to take time out of your day just for you. You can do this by connecting with supportive friends. Don't forget to nurture other relationships. Go for a walk. Practice yoga. Don't always talk about the addicted person. Your non-addicted family members need you too. Taking care of yourself sends a powerful message. 'I practice what I preach.'

Dear Family, your addicted loved one needs you to lead the way.

If you're tired of waiting for your loved one to change, lead by example. Join a support group. Make that counseling appointment. Learn how to set and maintain healthy boundaries. Statistics show that addicted persons are most successful when their families are educated and in recovery.

Dear Family, don't let what you can't change, change you because the only thing sadder than one person being controlled by addiction is two.

Lorelie Rozzano
www.jaggedlittleedges.com

25/09/2022

Truth

19/09/2022
19/09/2022

To the Mom crying in her pillow, stop.

To the child feeling responsible for their parents arguing, stop.

To the spouse asking what they did wrong, stop.

To the sibling wondering if the only way to get attention is to be high, stop.

To the grandparents raising grandkids, stop.

To anyone who loves someone struggling with addiction, STOP.

You didn't cause their addiction, you can't control their addiction, and you can't cure their addiction.

Addiction is not anyone's fault.

So the next time you want to blame yourself (or anyone else), stop.

Instead of adding more pain and shame to your exhausted body, give yourself a big hug. You're doing the best you can with what you know. Addiction is a disease like no other, and there is no how-to manual or one correct answer. So the next time you want to point a finger, stop.

And do this instead...

Breathe
Reach out
Ask for support
Because you're worth it
And you need it

Lorelie Rozzano
www.jaggedlittleedges.com

19/09/2022

The global community commemorates World Homeless Day every year on the 10th of October. This day is used as a platform to shine a spotlight on the scourge of homelessness, bring awareness to the problem it poses to society as a whole, and what the cost of Homelessness is to the tax payer.MES Johanne...

18/09/2022
My Naam is Tik.
16/09/2022

My Naam is Tik.

"My Name: "Is M**h"
I destroy homes, I tear families apart, take your children, and that's just the start.
I'm more costly than diamonds, more precious than gold,
The sorrow I bring is a sight to behold.
If you need me, remember I'm easily found,

I live all around you - in schools and in town
I live with the rich; I live with the poor,
I live down the street, and maybe next door.
I'm made in a lab, but not like you think,
I can be made under the kitchen sink.

In your child's closet, and even in the woods,
If this scares you to death, well it certainly should.
I have many names, but there's one you know best,
I'm sure you've heard of me, my name is crystal m**h.

My power is awesome; try me you'll see,
But if you do, you may never break free.
Just try me once and I might let you go,
But try me twice, and I'll own your soul.

When I possess you, you'll steal and you'll lie,
You do what you have to -- just to get high.
The crimes you'll commit for my narcotic charms
Will be worth the pleasure you'll feel in your arms,your lungs your nose.

You'll lie to your mother; you'll steal from your dad,
When you see their tears, you should feel sad.
But you'll forget your morals and how you were raised,
I'll be your conscience, I'll teach you my ways.

I take kids from parents, and parents from kids,
I turn people from God, and separate friends.
I'll take everything from you, your looks and your pride,
I'll be with you always -- right by your side.

You'll give up everything - your family, your home,
Your friends, your money, then you'll be alone.
I'll take and take, till you have nothing more to give, When I'm finished with you, you'll be lucky to live.

If you try me be warned - this is no game,
If given the chance, I'll drive you insane.
I'll ravish your body, I'll control your mind,
I'll own you completely, your soul will be mine.

The nightmares I'll give you while lying in bed,
The voices you'll hear, from inside your head.
The sweats, the shakes, the visions you'll see,
I want you to know, these are all gifts from me.

But then it's too late, and you'll know in your heart,
That you are mine, and we shall not part.
You'll regret that you tried me, they always do,
But you came to me, not I to you.

You knew this would happen, many times you were told,
But you challenged my power, and chose to be bold.
You could have said no, and just walked away,
If you could live that day over, now what would you say?

I'll be your master, you will be my slave,
I'll even go with you, when you go to your grave.
Now that you have met me, what will you do?
Will you try me or not? It's all up to you.

I can bring you more misery than words can tell, Come take my hand, let me lead you to hell."

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