Pain can be a beautiful thing. It tells us when something’s wrong or we need to make changes. From pain emerges growth and from growth, wisdom But not everyone learns from pain. Addicted individuals don’t cope well with difficult emotions due to a chemically imbalanced brain. Instead of feeling their pain, folks with this illness react
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I’m your child, or spouse, or friend but I’ve changed. I don’t care about you, not in the way you want me to. I care about getting high. I WANT to get high. I will do ANYTHING to get high, I LOVE getting high, I NEED to get high… and I will step over you
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Q) What do you get when you scratch an alcoholic/addict? A) A co-dependent. Q) What do you get when you scratch a co-dependent? A) A hurt child. Q) What do you get when scratch a hurt child? A) Don’t. They’ve been hurt enough. Let’s face it. Before addiction grabbed you by the throat, you were
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Dawn Clancy shares her experience as a child growing up with addiction. If you’re the Adult Child Of An Alcoholic, you’re sure to relate to this post! Follow Dawn on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrowingUpChaotic/ I’m An Adult But Why Do I Feel Like A Kid?’ On June 4th I celebrated my birthday. As someone who’s admittedly insecure
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