I’m glad to read that you are safe and sound back on some solid ground! I live in the US and the majority of addiction counselors are realizing more that co-dependency is an addiction of its’ own. We are sucked into the world of the addict, just on another level and with different symptoms. Unfortunately, only the addict gets treatment, if he/she is lucky. The loved ones have to find their own way of creating their recovery system. There is a reason why a lot of addicts are advised, to NOT return to their old environment once they complete treatment. Most of the time not possible but it does increase the probability of staying clean. Makes sense to me. It is not enough for a cg to complete treatment successfully and then return where nothing has changed. JMHO of course. Based on my own experience. The first two inpatient programs my hb completed didn’t do much good. The third did the trick. So I do believe that an addict has a better chance of lasting recovery when the loved ones are in their recovery as well. I wish you all the luck in the world! The weather is certainly better in Cuba but better laughing in the rain than crying in the sun 🙂
