Originally posted by Troubledone
"There is always a great deal of grief in loving an addict and letting them go. It often means we let go of more than just the day to day relationship. We let go of our hopes, dreams, illusions of control and realizing the potential we saw in the person. And sometimes even letting go of expecting the relationship to heal something in ourselves we had hoped it could heal. there is a lot to sort out."
I think this is exactly where the pain lies. You hit the nail on the head. Thank you so much for your kind words. <3