I have always felt that I could solve everyone’s problems but no one would listen to me. I felt more and more helpless as I watched a loved one slowly destroy himself with drugs. With each passing day, I was more determined to do everything I could to make the addict change. If he would realize the importance of getting his life in order by attending Narcotics Anonymous meetings, keeping appointments with his probation officer, and working, then he would be fine. I became obsessed with finding ways to make this happen. Even though I had been attending Nar-Anon meetings for almost a year, I was still having a problem separating helping from enabling…
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