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I Am a Daughter of a Mentally Ill Mom

I know addiction is a painful disease to have and that nobody ever [i]asks[/i] for it, but I also remember all the ways she hurt me while under the influence, all the times she sabotaged our efforts to help her, and how damn [i]smug[/i] she gets whenever she manages to stay sober for more than 30 days.

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

Yep. Dealing with addicts is the worst.
Really hard work. Especially if you live with one.

I think many have to lose everything before they want to help themselves.
And of course by then those close to them have had to walk away for their own safety.

TiffAching · 26-30, F

@Picklebobble2 Fir better or worse, it’s left me with a very good sense of the quickest way out of most rooms and how throwable most things are. 🤷‍♀️

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@TiffAching Oh if it's descended to violence maybe the only way is to actually throw them out !

Far harder to get what you want and manipulate people if they're not living in the same environment.

TiffAching · 26-30, F

@Picklebobble2 I haven’t lived with her for years