The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
All my loved ones are struggling with physical and/or emotional problems. Today especially, I feel like I am struggling too. Life with a dry drunk is so hard to handle, that at times, like this one, I need to lean into program to get through this day. ODAT, OHAT, and perhaps OMAT. I know I can do it, I just feel overwhelmed and sad. I need to Keep it Simple, Let go and let God, and always remember, This too shall pass.
((Lyne)). It is indeed difficult living with a dry drunk. I remember very well toward the end of my marriage no longer caring if husband was a wet drunk or a dry drunk because either version had a real thinking problem that leaked out in ways I didn't want to see, hear or mitigate against anymore.
In my online travels of other groups, the dry drunk is sometimes confused with a sober partner. Having enough program to know better as you do allows the switching of gears I read in your post.
It used to be so familiar to me to isolate myself from the world as a protection mechanism. I didn't have the program tools you've described back then.
Thank you for your example of life on life's terms 🙏 I hope you're feeling better today.