February 17
The Dangers of Codependency
If we wish to help others, we must meet our own essential needs first. People who are codependent often violate this rule. They believe by self-sacrifice and catering to the addictive behavior they are helping that person. The fact is they not only become victims but enable and prolong the addiction rather than help stop it. Anyone who deals with a chemically dependent person should avail himself of an outside opinion, such as an addiction counselor or an AI-Anon or Nar-Anon group. Otherwise, wrong things done with the best of intentions may adversely affect the entire family.
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"No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy
AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt
We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time!
God says that each of us is worth loving.
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