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This morning has been a bit hard. I'm having trouble giving my AM over to my HP....its consuming my thoughts which isn't a good thing... Any prayers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I understand the consuming thoughts. One thing I always remember is that I have to give the other person the dignity to be an adult and to make adult decisions for themselves. I remind myself that they are making a choice, as painful as it is for us to see, it's still their lives and their choices to make. You are powerless over your mother, just as I was powerless over my alcoholic father and now my alcoholic husband. Focus on YOU! Read some literature and do something for yourself that makes you happy. It's not easy to take the focus off of them, but you can do it with practice. Hugs to you~
Aloha Phoenix...That is exactly the obsession the alcoholic goes thru in wanting a drink. We are affected as the alcoholic and have the lost the choice over the obsession ourselves. What Ilovedogs suggested is also part of worked for me when I was where you are at now and it worked!! Detachment...practice that. ((((hugs)))) Keeping you both in my prayers with HP.
Keeping you both in my prayers with HP.