Shame.....oh yes.....dealing with shame has been difficult for me. Owning a business in a small-ish, elitist-type community where everyone knows everyone or at least knows someone who knows everyone........it's been tough to overcome the shame. In fact, if I'm truly honest with myself....I'm still working on it. I'm still feeling a residual of responsibility for my son's addiction. It's not logical--and I know the three c's....but there's a bit of it still there tugging at me.
I am a work in progress.