Here’s Why You’re In A Relationship With Someone Suffering From Addiction

Love Over Addiction

Michelle Anderson

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

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered why you landed in this relationship with someone suffering from addiction in the first place?

I know that I did. And we’ve heard the same question from countless women in our community.

It’s a great question, because if we’re being honest, none of us ever dreamed of being in such a relationship. Right?

Today we talk about why you’re here in the first place. It’s good stuff. Listen on your next walk, drive, or while you’re cozied up on the couch with your headphones and a cup of tea.

Find more here: https://loveoveraddiction.com/why-this-relationship/

Join us here: https://loveoveraddiction.com/

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Love Over Addiction Podcast. Hey, so I am recording this episode from my bathroom.
0:14.0	Why?
0:15.0	Why?
0:16.0	Hey, so I am recording this episode from my bathroom.
0:24.0	Why would I choose to pick such an unusual place you might ask?
0:29.0	And let me answer that question for you,
0:32.0	because we are in the middle of this virus and
0:34.8	every single one of my children is on Zoom right now homeschooling and
0:39.7	because I have a gazillion children they are in every nook and cranny of my home.
0:47.0	And this, what, I don't even know how big it is.
0:51.0	100 square foot bathroom is the only place of privacy that I can think of right now.
0:59.0	So I am hiding out here talking to you because I wanted to share something with you that I thought of this morning.
1:07.2	Okay, so a long time ago I interviewed a woman about the Love Over Addiction program.
1:15.0	And she said, you know, Michelle, at first when I listened to it,
1:19.6	I was really pissed off at you.
1:21.6	Like the first 10 minutes, I hated what I was hearing and I said, oh my gosh, why? And she said, because I realized very quickly that this program is not going to help my husband get sober and I
1:36.1	bought it because I thought this is all about him. I have no issues. I'm fine. I'm the responsible one. I'm the one that takes care of everything. I clean the house, I cook, I take care of the kids, I work. He's the one clearly with all the issues.
1:52.6	And I realized 10 minutes, 15 minutes into your program,
1:58.4	this was all about me, that you were gonna ask me
2:01.0	to take a look at my issues, my junk, my negative patterns.
2:07.9	Why am I allowing this relationship to continue knowing that it is hurting me and harming me and you're asking
2:16.0	questions and helping me discover why I even allow this relationship to start.
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