Before Nar-Anon, my anger towards the addict was beyond anything I had ever experienced in my life. I used to allow it to consume me. Attending Nar-Anon meetings has shown me the futility of this emotion. My anger not only made me miserable, but everyone else around me as well. It was the addict I was hoping to change, but being angry with the addict made no difference in his behavior. My anger only seemed to push the addict further away from me…
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