…and I thought you might like this one, taken day-before-yesterday while on an outing with my granddaughter.
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Ragnar the Recovering
Photo by Michele W.
Background by Deborah W. Kile
Step One – I am powerless over my family
I‘ve not lived in my home town for 10 years and now for six of those I’ve been sober and drug free, so my life has changed considerably. But when I walk back into that area my good head does not go with me.
Step One – I am powerless over my family | My Alcoholism & Recovery
Rebuilding Relationships in Early Recovery
James had been through a treatment program for alcoholism and was in his third month of sobriety. One night after dinner James put on his coat and announced to his wife, “I’m going to get some cigarettes.” Before the door closed behind him he heard his wife scream, “Not again!” Startled and confused, James hurried back inside to find out what was wrong.
James’ wife was reacting the same way she had reacted a thousand times before when her husband “went out for cigarettes.” In her mind, there was no question what this meant—James was going to a bar to get drunk and she wouldn’t see him until 2 a.m.
Even though James was working hard at recovery, and was just going out for cigarettes, his wife didn’t trust him—and she shouldn’t. …
Rebuilding Relationships in Early Recovery – Psych Central
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