I believe that I have always been a perfectionist. If there was problem lurking somewhere in my family, I found it and worked on it until it was solved. My husband is an alcoholic and was when I married him; I thought he just liked to drink. Since I considered alcoholics to be people who lived on the street and ate out of trashcans, he was not a problem. However, when my son became an out-of-control addict, I spun into action. I decided that since problem solving was what I do best, this would be a breeze. I tried my best to stop the addiction, but it continued to get worse. As his using increased, I tried harder until I was no longer able to function at home or at work. I hid from my friends and my family because I did not want them to ask me how I was…
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