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Old 07-13-2017, 06:08 PM
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SparkleKitty
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The hardest thing for me was not taking my XABF's or my mother's drinking personally. They were living with addiction. They were not drinking at me. Reframing it that way helped me detach. And detaching helped me get stronger and take better care of myself, and to understand what was my responsbility and what wasn't.

Detachment wasn't a long-term strategy, but it was a start.
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