Many of us feel that we have been the victims of emotional manipulation.
And while this may be true, we have learned to play the game ourselves.
Consider the following:
The silent treatment
Playing the victim
Playing the martyr
Wearing the wounds of the alcoholic’s past mistakes instead of allowing them to heal...which results in bitterness, anger and resentment
Game playing instead of honest communication
Becoming the poster child for “You’ve Ruined My Life Syndrome"
Oh there is no doubt that we have been emotionally manipulated by the alcoholics in our lives.
But we are not without fault at dabbling in dishonest emotional communication as well.
No wonder they call this a family disease.
