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.
"Anyway, when I started to think clearly, when I put my needs first, when I realized I was grieving for something that didn’t exist, I was able to let go. A friend put it very succinctly to me when he said: “you mean you are afraid to let go of something that you don’t like because if the person was different there might be a chance that you might like it better”. That is when I realized how silly my thinking was." Ditto
This was my way of thinking. pure madness! that is why i left my ex "A"
i was wishing for a miracle that i knew deep in my heart would never happen. for that person to change who HE was.
i am much happier and healthier without an addict in my life. im now LIVING as opposed to merely SURVIVING!