Hi someday231, really glad you found us
Originally Posted by
someday231 
I have done meetings and many years of therapy, anti-depressants, group therapy, the works! ... I do know that it helps for me to be living away from him. Sad as it is for me to type that, its simply true. I am grateful there is a forum like this.
I too have limited contact with my addict family - I haven't spoken to my alcoholic brother in nearly a year now. (Alcoholic father died many years ago). I can only bear to be in contact with my untreated codependent mother once every 2-3 weeks for about 1-2 hours. It takes me a few hours after seeing her to get out my toolbox and bring myself back to calm, serenity and normality. Yes no contact can be sad but it is also happy in that you are no longer living in the middle of chaos that never stops.
I haven't done ftf meetings but I have read loads & loads, have done anti-depressants and therapy too. I am so grateful to SR - often just reading around brings me peace and stability.
Hope you stay around and do keep posting, IWTHxxx