Familiarity
By watching my dysfunctional alcoholic parents, I had become familiar with unacceptable behavior. I chose men that were alcoholics and batterers. My last lover was an addict. When we met,…
Perspective
“E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stele” – (And so we emerged again to see the stars). This Latin phrase is the last line of Dante’s Inferno. After attending Nar-Anon meetings for…
Envy
Some of my Nar-Anon friends who entered the program after I did were already seeing their addicts in recovery. I thought that this was not fair, and I realized that…
Trust – Tools of the Program
My loved one suffers from the disease of addiction. By living with active addiction, I learned that I could not trust the addict. I could not trust that he would…
Dealing With Addiction
I think that the message of Nar-Anon is taking hold in my brain. The first message – I have no control – is a great help. I have seen the…
Letting Go
I affectionately dubbed my 17-year-old son “rehab boy.” Today, he completed one month at a drug rehab facility with three more months to go. The court mandated this treatment as…