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Old 01-04-2012, 01:03 PM
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Freedom1990
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Hi lovestrong, and welcome to SR!

I am a recovering addict/alcoholic, and a recovering codependent. (I was married to an addict and have an addicted daughter).

The good news is there are many resources out there to help you heal from the effects of his addiction and address your codependency issues.

I'd highly recommend the book "Codependent No More" by Melody Beattie. It was a real eye-opener for me.

Alanon has been a tremendous help to me over the years too. There I have found face-to-face support among those who understand and have been where I was at when I started. My current sponsor is a double winner...AA and Alanon both.

There are a lot of "sticky" topics at the top of this forum that are good reading in educating yourself on the disease of addiction.

I'm so glad you found us, and know that you are among friends, okay?
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