How to help (yourself) when someone you love is disabled, using drugs or alcohol Welcome and thank you for choosing to undertake this short 2 week course. As a carer, I understand how hard it is to get time to even read information and process it. This is why I have broken it down into 2 parts of easy reading. In this course you will find helpful tips and hints that can help you find a way to distract yourself from the stress and often chaos that can occur when you have the responsibility of caring for a loved one.