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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 742540" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>RN, I never read anything that was a better description of addiction. Thank you for sharing that.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Jenna, our loved ones are still addicts even when they are sober. It is a mindset that has to change and often does with time and effort.</p><p></p><p>There is something called a dry drunk which is exactly what you described. The addict behaviors continue even though the person is no longer using.</p><p></p><p>Working through the 12-steps really helped my daughter but even now after almost three years sober she still sometimes falls back into addict thinking. She often recognizes it herself, now, or agrees after it is pointed out.</p><p></p><p>Recovery is a long process.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 742540, member: 1967"] RN, I never read anything that was a better description of addiction. Thank you for sharing that. Jenna, our loved ones are still addicts even when they are sober. It is a mindset that has to change and often does with time and effort. There is something called a dry drunk which is exactly what you described. The addict behaviors continue even though the person is no longer using. Working through the 12-steps really helped my daughter but even now after almost three years sober she still sometimes falls back into addict thinking. She often recognizes it herself, now, or agrees after it is pointed out. Recovery is a long process. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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