I have learned in Nar-Anon that feelings just are. One day I decided it was time for me to start thawing out. I was ready to feel the feelings I had frozen for so many years. It was time to face the reality of drug addiction and confront it head on. I realized that having someone I love seriously addicted to drugs was like feeling the death of that person. At the very least, it feels like the death of my dreams for that person and me. All the feelings of sadness and pain came to the surface. I knew I had been stuffing them for too long. It was time to grieve this loss and start living the only life I have to live, my own. I was ready to start my journey of recovery…
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