Before Nar-Anon, I used to make agreements with the addict, thinking that I was helping her. In reality, I was trying to manipulate her into recovery. I tried to keep her off the streets by offering to pay her rent if she would go to meetings every day, and offering to take her to the meetings. Of course, she agreed to go along with my demands in order to get the money. It did not work and now I know why…
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