I have always wanted to belong to something or to someone, or to have someone belong to me. This longing and desire was the driving force that propelled me to seek to be accepted and to fit in. I was confused, isolated, and lost. I existed to please others. The funny thing is the very secrets that I protected belonged to the addict. They are the things that separated me from a healthy lifestyle. Secrets killed my recovery program and distanced me from others…

 

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