I was talking to my brother that his friend might need deeper help like rehab and he immediately answered “oh no, he doesn’t need that, he can’t just stop his life either, he has to keep working, and his kid needs him.”
As if he forgot I myself went to rehab 
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The biggest thing we need to remember is this.
If we pick up a drinker or a drug and we die.
All of those things that we thought we needed to be there for we won’t be there.
We need to get better in order to be there for the things we cherish most in life. Family friends work most of all, we need to be there for ourselves and give ourselves a break. 
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Only another addict/alcoholic can understand what we go thru, and what a monster this disease can be. This is why I choose to be involved in a 12 step fellowship. I just celebrated 3 years clean and sober the other day. I must’ve received +/- 20 texts/phone calls congratulating and acknowledging this milestone. As for my family…not a word 
I have done this no drinking/drugging on my own. I became very lonely over time. I spent over 20 years being the only non drinker at the party. I eventually relapsed after 25 years. This time around I have built a new life. I have sober friends to connect with. I’m much happier now. Sobriety can, and should be, so much more than just abstaining
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What we think has little or no consequence.
The affected person has to “make a decision”.
As far as them forgetting about your rehab, I would be glad they’re not bringing it up.
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Well… I’m stoked you went if that’s what it took. Rehab is a brave move. It really shows that sobriety is worth putting the rest of the world on hold, because without sobriety we lose our hold on the world.
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Your brother is a normie I’m assuming so he can’t understand the real struggle that needs real professional help. Bless him 
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