many of us coming into a program of recovery have enough to do with managing the relationships we already have...i would suggest doing what God puts in front of you to do before you go seeking any new relationships to become addicted to!
the big book tells us that it is on the 'family afterward' we should focus our energies...this is where WE have done the most damage, and to run from these, would be to run from responsibility...
in the beginning, there might have to be a 'time-out' where family is concerned...this is understandable and advised...but we cannot expect our life or any new or old relationships to change, if we have not done the necessary work on the relationships we have had a hand in destroying.
healing old wounds is not easy...but if you have made an effort to work the steps, clear away the wreckage of your past, and have become willing to make ammends as you have opportunity...then YOU WILL be amazed before you are half way through...
however; sobriety must come first...if this means staying clear of unhealthy situations for a while, so be it! you must be healthy enough to deal with the unhealthy situations you have created...
i use to wonder why my life has seemed so much like a merry-go-round...the same situations just keep coming back! well, they will continue to present themselves until we get the message that we must do what God puts in front of us to do...no matter how difficult!
starlightjustfortoday...
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