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- Hi all!Want to ask for some advice how to start preparing to move out, how to ease that idea in to parents and family members who may be shocked I even had that desire... im really old enough to move out, planning to do that in 2019, and the...
- Hello DS friends.Been a while since I have last posted here.I'm back like having a relapse on my ex and my feelings about him.I used to be in a relationship (engaged) with a (recovering-maybe) gambler.We were together for 3 years. and at our...
- How does one practice this with an immature parent who has been one ever since? in a dysfunctional family? in a relationship with an addict?and how does this connect with setting boundaries?
- love the sinner, hate the sinthere's that saying... you should not hate the sinner even ifhe is sinning because that leads to self-righteousness..it becomes vague to me..what if your parent continuously demeans another family member, and acts like a...
- Ex bf keeps on sending me greetings on special occasions. We did not have any formal closure. All he does is confuse me. I learned from a common friend he has been seeing someone new for quite some time now. But he never stops to occasionally make...
- i have a question - if you're a gambler and you've experienced this --why do you leave your loved ones? maybe a partner who supported you through the difficulty, who never really left. Fought for you and with you - does that mean you are still in...
- hi all!it's my first post in this support group.Unlike most posts here, during Christmas time iam with my family... however, i mostly alone. i am not happyi do not know whether this is really due to the repressed emotions i have over the years...
- i am getting the feeling that friends or relatives may see me tough and fragile at the same time. Now what are my indicators. Yesterday a friend hitched a ride but did not directly ask me (if it's fine) but just indirectly said that she will also be...
- so i know most or all of us here, our lives have been affected bot positively and badly by the addiction of someone dear to us. I have been, continue to be affected by the addict. and it's sad.My question here is, if you are to continue or re-start...
- Anybody here who has experienced struggling with setting boundaries with family when it comes to money, amount of sharing?I feel guilty but then feel resentful for unnecessary, costly family traditions.Your thoughts?
- It has been such an emotional roller-coaster.I've been working on myself, now trying to know Jesus, working the 12 step Christian programthrough a recovery fellowship (not the anon meetings though).. been a year doing this but i still feellost. i...
- My recovering addict ex is so close to the Lord, is on fire doing his worship regularly .. Seems happy to be in the ministry... But still is withdrawn from me.. Does not make amends to me nor my family... Is careless with my heart? If he is that...
- is it common that addicts (even in recovery) are so enigmatic... that even if unnecessary they keep their affairs to themselves? as if afraid to tell more info about their pursuits? and they don't involve their partners much in the decision-making...
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/healthy-connections/201507/what-codependency-is-and-what-it-isnt
- Hello all. it's beeeeeen a long while since my last visit and post.I'm still glad to see people caring for and helping each other here in DS.Praying for strength, peace and courage for everyone.I have questions to those who can relate:1) Can a...