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Sue's avatar

Hola Benya and you did it again! Perfectly written from anger, to eggshells to, treating people like crap...you describe the vicious cycle of an alcoholic and living with one.

When you say, "The bad news is that if they don’t stop drinking, they’re probably going to keep treating the people around them like crap." Sadly it's a progressive disease and with the ones they love they target more than the new friend they meet on golf course or at brewery, with them they are all let me buy you a drink buddy and best superficial friend of the hour.

"Ultimately, we need to view an alcoholic’s terrible behavior as a symptom of their drinking. That’s not an excuse for the anger, but it is a concept that can guide its treatment." if they want or choose treatment....so many will not go deep! Good on ya for going deep and sobriety!

....the addict may not be a sociopath but they often are filled with narcissistic behaviors... ya think?

Keep writing Ben! you are often spot on (sadly for those of us who love an addict).... off to my al anon meeting (for me).

con carino,

Sue aka AgentSue

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Kathryn Metcalf-Hernquist's avatar

You describe the addiction cycle of an emotion (anger) well. Do you know Joe Dispensa? great book titled ... Breaking the Habit of being You.

We humans have such great capacity to change.

Be well :)

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