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Overman · 10-02-2009, 11:30 PM

Making amends, yes.

But that seems to be just the beginning.

I agree with Jim...it's something that just has to happen consistently over a period of time.

I tend to think my alcoholism took 15 years to reach its peak...so the effects on my personal relationships aren't going to magically repair themselves overnight...or perhaps even a few years. And I have to accept that some relationships will simply NEVER be repaired.

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Overman 9/15/08 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: midwest Posts: 257	Making amends, yes. But that seems to be just the beginning. I agree with Jim...it's something that just has to happen consistently over a period of time. I tend to think my alcoholism took 15 years to reach its peak...so the effects on my personal relationships aren't going to magically repair themselves overnight...or perhaps even a few years. And I have to accept that some relationships will simply NEVER be repaired. __________________ "If you can smile whenever anything goes wrong, you are either an idiot or a repairman." (or sober!) ~ Anon