Encore: Struggling With Anger? This Will Help

Love Over Addiction

Michelle Anderson

Society & Culture, Wifeofanalcoholic, Codependency, Relationships, Recovery, Alanon

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Anger…. It’s an emotion women don’t like to discuss. But it’s a very REAL and HONEST feeling when addiction is a part of your family - and we always believe in speaking truth - even when it prickles a little.

Loving someone who suffers from alcoholism or addiction is hard. Period. And you’re allowed to ride the roller coaster of emotions without apologies.

If you feel angry sometimes - no shame sister. WELCOME TO THE CLUB! Now head over to LoveOverAddiction.com and get 5 helpful tips to deal with your natural feelings of anger.

Would you prefer to listen to a podcast? We’ve got that too. Click here to listen to the Love Over Addiction podcast.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Love Over Addiction Podcast. Hey there, it's Michelle Lisa Anderson, and I am so glad that you have decided to listen to us and make space for yourself and your healing from loving somebody who suffers from addiction.
0:30.0	We talk about all kinds of addictions on this podcast, not just loving an alcoholic,
0:36.0	we talk about someone loving somebody who suffers from pornography or gambling or addiction to sex. we cover it all.
0:44.7	And today's topic is going to be super, super important.
0:50.3	And here's the deal.
0:51.8	Before we get started, I want to congratulate you because I know you read the title of this
0:58.0	podcast before you clicked it.
1:01.0	And not many women would listen to this because this is a topic that most people want to deny that they have issues with.
1:11.0	Most people, this topic, makes them feel uncomfortable. So here's the deal. I know that you are going to be okay. I know for a fact that your future is going to be amazing.
1:23.6	You might be one of those women right now
1:26.0	that's driving in her car or that's vacuuming her house,
1:30.1	folding laundry, working out,
1:32.0	and you might feel like the world is going to end.
1:36.4	You might feel like your life is about to be over because you just cannot figure out
1:42.4	how to get control over this disease. The one you love might be
1:47.0	lying to you, manipulating you, they might have gone out and not come back home. They might have passed out last night. They might have urinated the bed, which is a very, very common issue. They might have cheated on you. They might have promised you for the
2:06.8	gazillion time that they will get better, but they didn't. They chose to act out again, they might have just quit rehab. Or they might have
2:16.8	completed rehab and then just started to drink or use drugs again. Here's a deal. If you're one of those women or even if you're in a
2:25.5	great space right now and you're waiting for the other shoe to drop, I want you to
2:30.4	hear something. The fact that you are listening, the fact that you
2:34.5	clicked play, the fact that you are making space for your healing right now is the way
2:40.9	that I know, you might not know this, but I do,
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