when i went to naranon, i was overcome with the fact that every single person in that room truly understood what loving an addict is like. i didn't have to tell them horror stories and hope they'd not judge me, or hope they'd understand the way i wanted them to, or justify, rationalize, educate about addiction. i felt so grateful that - because i didn't want to even try and talk to my friends and family about my relationship with an addict - that i did have people i could talk to about it.
did you go?