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Cycle of Sobriety
Once your loved is sober and in recover, you also need to understand the Cycle of Sobriety and the addict’s Sobriety Priority. This will help you to make sense of the decisions which he or she takes in everyday life. Moreover, as recovery progresses, you will find a "new" person emerging from the shell of addiction. This may be a wonderful and longed for thing. However, it can cause relational problems also, as the person goes through changes, confusion, as well as mood swings, which are part of recovery. Possibly, you may find to your surprise that this "new" person is not what you want or expected. In a perverse, unconscious way, you may even feel more secure with the « old » alcoholic/addict you once knew. Unconsciously, you can contribute to undermining the person’s recovery, if you are not careful, or you may come to decide to separate from him or her. You will find that YOU also will begin to change as you become free of a direct relationship with an active alcoholic/addict. You can begin to change and grow and find a « new » person within yourself, with a clearer idea of your own needs and direction. SOS will help you to understand better many of these processes taking place in your loved one, yourself and your relationship. This will arm you to deal and cope with the wonderful, but often complex road of recovery for YOU and your loved one. This information was found at: www.sosdallas.org/family_friends.htm Great stuff to read here
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