Wife Of An Alcoholic: Recovery | Loving An Alcoholic | Codependency| Michelle Lisa Anderson

I used to paint for fun.  I used to be silly and laugh a lot. I was confident in a room full of other people and I was adventurous and had a great group of friends. That’s who I was before I fell in love with a wonderful man suffering from addiction.   And slowly, over time, the confident, joyful woman he was attracted to became insecure.  I lost my friends because going out meant that I couldn't monitor his drinking or drug use. The laughter was still there, but it was less frequent and layered under sadness. I became a shell of the woman I was before I met him. But… it didn’t stay that way forever.   I decided that I was worth fighting for. That addiction might be taking down the one I loved, but I wasn’t going to let it take me down, too. How do we get back in touch with the woman we once were?   How do we rekindle the spark within ourselves that makes us feel like we’re a light to our friends and family? How do we get back to a place of fun and joy? Here’s the good news: it’s not difficult or complicated.