I was just checking out a recovery board for families/partners of alkies/addicts and it's true. We no longer have sole proprietary rights to self loathing.
Yes, we all know they are angry with us (if they are aware of our addiction) for our drunken shenanegans... But apparently, our former/present enablers are angry... even disappointed ...with THEMSELVES as well!
The reasons they site range anywhere from... Not being able to "fix" us... to realizing they blame all their problems on him/her(the alkie) instead of looking at themselves as causative agents. It was facinating reading...
Note: I'm not posting this to heap any more guilt on us. God knows we carry plenty of it... But hearing their side of "it" was really an eye opener to me. Who'da thunk THEY were mad at THEMSELVES???
Yes, we all know they are angry with us (if they are aware of our addiction) for our drunken shenanegans... But apparently, our former/present enablers are angry... even disappointed ...with THEMSELVES as well!
The reasons they site range anywhere from... Not being able to "fix" us... to realizing they blame all their problems on him/her(the alkie) instead of looking at themselves as causative agents. It was facinating reading...
Note: I'm not posting this to heap any more guilt on us. God knows we carry plenty of it... But hearing their side of "it" was really an eye opener to me. Who'da thunk THEY were mad at THEMSELVES???
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