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    Marriage - Holding hands

    Is It Time to Give Up on Him?

    Have you also wondered whether it was time to give up, and move on? Whether you have done all you can and need to cut the ties? In this new post we po…
    testingtuesday2
    isabel August 22, 2020
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    message in a bottle

    Should I Keep Texting Him When He Doesn’t Answer?

    When your Loved One won't answer your calls or texts, it can set you on a roller coaster of negative emotions.  Here, Laurie M…
    littlebopeep
    Laurie MacDougall August 21, 2020
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    Influence

    I Feel So Hopeless: Her Drug Dealer Boyfriend is Brainwashing Her

    Can you relate to this mom? She has spent much of her daughter's life battling to find the right supports and treatment, only to now watch her in …
    dominiquesimon
    Dominique Simon August 11, 2020
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    Couple fighting

    His Early Recovery Is Triggering Me

    Throughout our Loved Ones' efforts to stay sober, we often expect them to steadily feel better and accomplish more. However, early recovery i…
    littlebopeep
    Laurie MacDougall August 7, 2020
    17 Comments
    butterflies

    New Recovery, New Challenges

    Your Loved One went to treatment and has since made great strides towards recovery and abstinence. Things are looking up and yet, you are still taken …
    dominiquesimon
    Dominique Simon August 6, 2020
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    don't give up

    I Want to Be a Helpful Influence but I’m Too Depressed

    Our member blueskies is exhausted and depressed. Disappointment and crushed expectations are taking a toll. We take our hats off to you, our members, …
    dominiquesimon
    Dominique Simon August 5, 2020
    6 Comments
    Tightrope

    Is This Early Recovery Instability or Is He Headed for Relapse?

    “He’s doing worse and worse. He’s hiding away in his room. He’s headed for a relapse.” Early recovery does not always lo…
    dominiquesimon
    Dominique Simon July 30, 2020
    5 Comments
    Friends enabling

    You Can Make Friends with Enabling

    Can you relate to this mom? Stuck at home with a Loved One yoyo-ing back and forth from opiod use to withdrawals, saying he wants treatment but then n…
    testingtuesday2
    isabel July 24, 2020
    9 Comments
    Not lost

    I Can’t Tell If He’s Using or Not

    CRAFT asks us to base our responses on whether or not our Loved One is currently using. How can you be sure if they're living far away?
    littlebopeep
    Laurie MacDougall July 21, 2020
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    Recovery is a bumpy road

    Recovery Is A Bumpy Road

    Your Loved One was doing better than ever before. With the lockdown and without sufficient recovery input, they were thrown off course. Dominique Simo…
    dominiquesimon
    Dominique Simon July 21, 2020
    6 Comments
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