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Old 04-20-2003, 05:00 AM
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Jewel
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Accepting the things you cannot change

I am working hard on acceptence, Accepting people places and things I cannot change, and finding the courage to change the things I can which is me, my attitudes and my behaviour.

My daughter is a recovering alcoholic and my son is still out there drinking and using, me ex-partner was an alcoholic and my current partner suffers from an illness and needs morphine 4 times a day and has done for many years to cope with his illness.

I can honestly say that for years I have gone out of my mind trying to 'HELP' everybody. My daughter tells me to be her mum not her psychartrist, my son constantly tells me to stay out of his business, so long as I give him what he wants, and I am sometimes at my wits end as to what to do any more about my partner, over the years he's been seen by doctors, specialists who have all said they cannot find anything wrong with him. so they prescribed morphine and left him to it, he is doped up all the time and I find it very difficult to cope with.

I attend alanon meetings and found this website a week ago and I love it, I get hope daily from all of you.

I have to accept that I cannot change anybody else but myself and learn to let go. Please give me some tips. I dont know who I am somedays but I am learning a little about myself everyday.

Lots and lots of lover to you all.
God Bless
Julie.
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