Originally Posted by Ann

When the behaviour of other people affect me badly, I know I need to work on myself and distant myself from them, sometimes for a little while and sometimes for a long time.

One of the gifts of recovery, for me, was to be able to do that. Being able to be kind to myself and allow myself to stay in the peace and safely of my own life is probably what saved my life and made it worth living again.

Addiction truly is a family disease.