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Old 01-04-2009, 10:23 AM
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greeteachday
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Welcome, I am glad you found us. There are praents, spouses, siblings, friends, partners...everyone here and we share something in common. We all are impacted by someone we love and his or her addiction. Our circumstances may be different, but the way to start healing is the same...Focus on yourself andwhat you can control. The addicted love one will have to figure things out for himself.
Please don't feel your problem is any less than others. Pain is pain and we all understand the pain of loving an addict. I think often just knowing that others truly understand is so comforting. I felt very alone and ashamed when i first came here. Knowing that others understood helped me heal.
I found Naranon meetings near me and that as well as posting here really helped. I hope you can find some too. Alanon works as well if there are no Naranon meetings around. Hugs
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