Some of us may have entered an adult relationship with our emotional security intact, only to discover we were in a relationship with a troubled person. Nothing will destroy emotional security more quickly than loving someone who has a substance abuse problem or any other compulsive disorder. These diseases demand that we center our lives around them. Confusion, chaos, and despair reign. Even the healthiest of us may begin to doubt ourselves after living with an addict. Needs go unmet. Love disappears. The needs become greater, and so does the self-doubt. Substance abuse creates emotionally
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