I is for Isolation. When we isolate, we are acting out in our disease. We not only hide from others and our self, we hide from God too.
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1iso·late verb \ˈī-sə-ˌlāt also ˈi-\
: to put or keep (someone or something) in a place or situation that is separate from others
: to find and deal with (something, such as a problem) by removing other possibilities
: to separate (something, such as a chemical) from another substance : to get (something) or an amount of (something) that is not mixed with or attached to anything else
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If we isolate ourselves from people who are using and stop going to people, places and things, that are associated with our addiction.
Isolation is a form of abuse. When I am alone with me, I have no one to disagree with me or encourage me. It leaves the door wide open for my addiction to move in.
