Originally Posted by guyinNC
How does one do this..."Detachment with Love". I understand the words, I know I have to do this for my own sanity.
How do we keep loving and caring about the person who is doing such terrible damage to themselves? How do we do this when we are hurting so much?
That's a hard question... I'm still working on it myself... I'm learning how to detach with love as I progress through my own recovery. I found that the more I work my Alanon 12 steps, the more I go to my counsellor, the more I read Alanon and co-dependency books, and the more I focus on my own peace of mind, the better I am able to detach with love.
Still, it's a hard road.
Robin