Maybe I didn't express myself very well
Hi Reikihelps - & thanks for greeting me.
When I made the gangrene analogy I wasn't thinking about the alcoholics in my life, past or present, I was thinking about me & my wounds. I think of them as dis-eased parts destroying everything else in me that they contact. In this I think I am looking inward & taking ownership.
Before I can be well or more well, that which is dis-eased needs to be dealt with, that's all. I don't believe removing the alcoholic from my life will make the dis-ease go away.
I spend a lot of time feeling like I don't speak the same language as most people - this is a classic example of why.