Sahachari is a support group for the wives or mothers of addicts. When they come to the meetings that Asha-Kiran arranges for them, the first thing they understand is that they cannot cure or control another person’s addiction, and more importantly, that they are not the cause of it. Once they realize this, they can prepare themselves to help the addict in his recovery. In Sahachari, the women also learn to look at their own irrational behavior and make positive efforts to change it. Meetings take place once a month and consist of sharing personal experiences, discussion of various issues regarding addiction, guidance from a guest speaker and individual counseling.
A resource person from Muktangan De-addiction Centre comes to conduct the meetings and encourages the women to ventilate their feelings, counsels them on their rights and makes them aware of legal provisions related to women. The principle of confidentiality is followed in the group so that the women will feel confident to open up and share their personal life with other women who, like themselves, are engaged in dysfunctional relationships with relevant male figures in their lives.
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