Originally Posted by
Lobo 
I am getting better at enforcing my boundaries. It does take time.
I smiled reading this because
you see the growth in yourself, and you realize it does improve as time goes on.
Personally, I don't like feeling discomfort, and doing something new is very disconcerting and
uncomfortable for me. Therefore, I give up too easily and fall back into my comfort zone because it's 'safe' and what I know.
I didn't truly start practicing tough love and letting go with my oldest until I had become so insane myself that I was standing on the verge of relapse. I was physically, emotionally, and spiritually bankrupt from her addictions.
I can be of little use to anyone else if I am not taking care of self first.
Letting go doesn't mean not loving. Letting go says I love you enough to let you make your own choices and face the consequences.