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Old 03-18-2015, 03:31 AM
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FreeOwl
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I'm sorry to hear you're unsupported by those around you. In fairness; it is very hard for others to understand. "Normal" drinkers truly don't fathom addiction - and others who are abusers or addicts themselves have in-built resistance and defenses that rise up in the presence of those in recovery to protect their own use.

It's not their fault and - truly - it's not a reflection of you. One of the challenges of sobriety is coming to recognize this and to allow people to be people.

A smile, a little humor, and inward compassion for those others seems to work really well for me.

But it can surely be difficult. Keep at it, you're doing the right thing....
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