The greatest consequence I've suffered from living with addiction is loss of trust in my own thinking.
The good news is that as I've spent my time examining self-fulfilling, spiritual matters, filling each minute with 60 seconds of distance run, I recognize myself again. And by, "... distance run...", I don't mean a geographical cure, but rather, I've closed the distance between self-confidence and doubt.
Addiction robs us not only of the person we once recognized as a partner, but it can steal our own identity without our even realizing it. Our fight for 'right' and 'normal' values need not be a war with someone else. Instead, at least for me, my battle begins internally.
Many Blessings,
Shaman