Hi all -
I read this a few minutes ago, left went to another post....but....just had to come back and give my 4cents.
labels - I am what I am, and that is an addict/codependent who happens, by the Grace of God to be clean and sober in recovery. I am in recovery, I will never recover. This is a process that I will live for the rest of my life.
I am not going to be my usual self and go on and on (stop cheering LOL).
I just want to thank our friend Dop for her honesty and her choice of words!!!!
My opinion in just that, my opinion. The day I stop referring my myself and an addict is the day I will use again. (MG - you understand now, I know you do my dear friend
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I have a sister who has cancer, she has never done a drug in her life, she has never drank, not even 1 beer, she is 48 years old!!! she did nothing to cause her disease, I did, I caused it myself and I have to take responsiblity for that. The disease of addiction CANNOT be compared to a loved one with Cancer, trust me on this one. I am not anyones "A", but I think as Dop said, that is just a way to refer to people/situations we are talking about around here.
God Bless you all - like I said, I just felt the need to respond here.