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Old 08-31-2009, 03:45 PM
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Freedom1990
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There are a couple of books that were real eye openers for me, "Codependent No More" by Melody Beattie and "Women Who Love Too Much" by Robin Norwood. I would encourage you to grab those if you have the opportunity.

I thought that marriage would make things better with my EXAH. I married him straight out of the penitentiary (his third stay there-on a parole violation that time).

It didn't, and things got so bad that I was a shell of my former self.

I would also encourage you to attend Naranon or Alanon, even if you decide things are over for the two of you.

I didn't do a lot of recommended things for my codependency early in my recovery from drugs/alcohol, and I spent 13 more long years making poor choices in men.
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