14/05/2026
This week is , and the theme is action for yourself, for someone else, for all of us.
Worrying about someone living with addiction carries a weight few realise the full extent of. It shapes your sleep, the decisions you make on a day-to-day basis, and the conversations that keep nearly having.
For families navigating someone's drinking, action doesn’t really look the way that posters might suggest. It looks like reading a website when no one else is awake, or repeatedly dialing a number in your phone without ever pressing call.
A pilot study by Alcohol Change UK in 2008, found people with alcohol use disorders took – on average – twelve years longer to access treatment than people with drug use disorders. It’s a small study, but is something well recognised: alcohol use disorder can be harder to name and confront, and easier to live alongside.
Acting for someone else is often acting for yourself too, whether it feels that way or not. If you have been carrying this on your own, you aren’t as alone as it might feel.
Take action for someone else today; you might be surprised at how much it ends up being for you, too.
