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The whole concept of this post is quite amusing... I mean, talking about fainting while taking illegal drugs, duh! It's like saying I got drunk and I fell over and hit my head... should this happen...

If he is an addict, then he probably has best intentions. Meth is a dangerous drug. You can't save him, and you are quite right, he can't be trusted... not at this stage, it takes time. If he is...

There are a lot of people that 'visit' Alanon and think they know everything, then leave. The 12-step programme is a living programme. We have a saying, arrive a drunken horse thief, get sober, you...

Amen to that

I don't think you are like this all the time. I think you have magnified everything because you have had a blowout with your girlfriend and she isn't talking to you at the moment. It is distorted...

When I saw a professional years ago, she said it was part of their 'policy' that she was unable to pursue a friendship until after a two year period had passed. For however close we were at the...

Is there a reason you are needing it, ie; medical studies?

I agree, lacing someone's food with antabuse is not cool. I think you sound desperate for a solution though, just that is not the way to go about it. Besides, how would you like it if someone put...

Yip. Cold turkey only way to go. You need to feel the pain, to get the gain. Get your butt to NA

Well done on your four days... However, recovery is difficult trying to face on your own - chances are you will use again, it's just a matter of time. Now there is a proven program of recovery with...

Disagree with the previous post. Of course you can pass out with smoking, sometimes there are other circumstances like heat, blood pressure, etc. My advice, having being someone who has passed out...

Just let him know that if he wants to stay with you, then it is an alcohol free environment (that includes being drunk). If he does turn up drunk, you will be ringing the police. If he wants to...

You can't really stop her, because she is going to do it anyway. Perhaps you can get her to an NA meeting, let them carry the message to her.

[QUOTE=Mike_2_Help;2243200]Couple things to consider goncrzygramz. Previous posts have addressed this as much as possible considering the content of your presenting problem. First, with so many...

I would tell my younger self to get into a 12 step programme instead of drinking

I guess it depends on whether you are ready to help yourself or not. If you are serious about wanting to stop cutting yourself, then there are some steps you will NEED to take. The first one is to...

My goodness... who said anything about saying it's OK, that it doesn't matter, it didn't happen and let's be friends! That's got nothing to do with what I have said, you have missed the boat love.

Yes. Being the victim is a comfortable place to be when we don't want to own our own role in things, I stayed in it long enough myself... then I found recovery and what a blessing it is to take...

[QUOTE=Altenweg;2243064]You are right when you say that one way doesn't work for everyone. That's why getting a therapist you can work with is the best step...

Cheers:)

Great! I am brutally honest... gets me into trouble. And like you, concerned about elder abuse. I am sort of wondering if it can posted on the site, then it may be a plea for help... and of course...

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It actually does make sense...

I hear what you are saying... I just don't agree, and I'm OK with that - and I hope you are too. I'm not...

[QUOTE=Aurora_Bell;2242961]Why did you say to clean up her back yard?.

Hiya, I probably sounded really harsh however I sense that there is more to this than is being said. This picture has been...

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Welcome to the site. :)

Heya, thanks for keeping it real. I have been were you are, and it's a lifetime process. What I liked about what you...

[QUOTE=Wondergirl;2242910]You've got it backwards...

No I do not have it backwards, you have misunderstood! Investigate it a little further. What are you saying... forgive and don't tell him...

You have let them in there for a reason, maybe financial, I don't know. Why does he say you are a dope addict? Are you on dope? Is there rent supporting your habit? What's the payoff for having...

[QUOTE=Altenweg;2242865]Your passion to prosecute is admirable but probably not logical...

I agree. I think I watch too much TV, LOL. In the country I live in, New Zealand, a perp can get sent...

[QUOTE=Altenweg;2242849]If you want to remember in order to heal then therapy is really the best answer...

AWESOME advice. X

This person suffers an illness, a side-effect is no conscience. It is correct that you are enabling. You need to set boundaries with her at the door. While you let her get away with it, you give...

And PS: What you are supposed to remember you will, and what you are not supposed to remember is your mind protecting yourself. Don't entertain what you can't remember, just work with what you can. ...

This is a serious issue and I can't believe someone said don't go to a therapist! That's like saying because one therapist is bad, all are - simply distorted. Of course you need to go into therapy...

[QUOTE=Mike_2_Help;2242519]A lot of truth to what AB stated...

Cheers for that too. After years of being put down and criticised I have only recently learned of NPD. I always suspected there was...

[QUOTE=Aurora_Bell;2242183]I would tell your mother the truth...

I have tried to bring this up with the family and just shake my head at the denial everybody seems to live in. It's almost a sin...

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I am in my early forties, and my mother continually runs me to the ground to my family. I believe she has Narcissistic Personality Disorder. It was extremely difficult being raised by her and even...