Inducing amnesia
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Inducing amnesia
Bizarre thought of the day... Wouldn't it be great if there was a pill to take that would magically erase all memories of the alcoholic? Like I see him but have no emotional feelings. Don't remember the good nor the bad. When I think about leaving, the memories of the good times are what kills me. I know this is normal :-/ I see the potential to be happy with someone else. Just looks hard to get from point A to point B....
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Hello HHTexas 
Yup, an easier, softer way. But then you might do what I did, which is to go hook up with _another_ addict. I think I _need_ to remember my first ex, and _have_ those negative feelings, in order to not make the same mistakes again.... er.... a third time.
Totally. That is exactly how I felt after leaving my first ex. Then I fell in love with #2 and built all new _good_ memories. Until her food addiction exploded and then I had to start all over again. Now I am on my own and building _good_ memories by myself, thank you very much 
What helped me the most was talking to peeps in al-anon who had made it through to the other side. Knowing that it really is possible is what got me out of the "pit" and into a better life.
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Originally Posted by HHTexas 
... Wouldn't it be great if there was a pill to take that would magically erase all memories of the alcoholic? Like I see him but have no emotional feelings. Don't remember the good nor the bad....
Originally Posted by HHTexas
...When I think about leaving, the memories of the good times are what kills me. I know this is normal :-/ I see the potential to be happy with someone else. Just looks hard to get from point A to point B....
What helped me the most was talking to peeps in al-anon who had made it through to the other side. Knowing that it really is possible is what got me out of the "pit" and into a better life.
Mike
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Originally Posted by HHTexas
When I think about leaving, the memories of the good times are what kills me. I know this is normal :-/ I see the potential to be happy with someone else. Just looks hard to get from point A to point B....
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we gain freedom when we quit basing our thoughts and decisions on what THEY do. when we put ourselves first. our OWN best interests, our own health, our own best life.
throughout our lives we HAVE good memories...that's what they are...MEMORIES...the past. like a photo album. vignettes, moments. return them to their rightful place, IN OUR PAST, and move forward. not because we think there might be somebody else out there, but because it is what is best FOR US.
throughout our lives we HAVE good memories...that's what they are...MEMORIES...the past. like a photo album. vignettes, moments. return them to their rightful place, IN OUR PAST, and move forward. not because we think there might be somebody else out there, but because it is what is best FOR US.
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