Old 01-24-2020, 12:38 PM
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If you choose drug addicts/alcoholics as partners, you can't expect to have any kind of a normal relationship, true? You should dismiss your expectation that an addict/alcoholic is somehow going to act like a non-addict.

The other thing is, taking a break from men for 6 months isn't really all that helpful unless you are doing the work, on yourself, to see that what you are doing is really destructive to yourself, don't you think?

It's like an addict taking a 6 month break from drugs then starting again, nothing has changed.

I'm not familiar with love addicts anonymous really but if you have done the steps twice and been a sponsor, maybe part of the solution lies elsewhere, like work on self esteem and self worth? Have you tried Nar Anon or Al Anon? They provide tools and information on boundaries in your life, you might find this really helpful.
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