Anxiety is defined as “the strong wish to do a particular thing, especially if the wish is unnecessarily or unhealthily strong.” This certainly describes the way I feel and how I approach the addict in my life. I have an unhealthy wish to make him stop using. I want him to love me and treat me the way I want to be treated. Before Nar-Anon, I thought this was a necessary and normal thing, even though it dominated my thinking and resulted in extremely high levels of anxiety…
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