Part II - How To Handle Addiction When It’s Progressing Quickly

Love Over Addiction

Michelle Anderson

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

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Addiction is a progressive disease, which means that it gets worse over time. The rate of progression really depends on each individual person and their specific circumstances.

We're the women that love these good people suffering from addiction, so what does that mean for us?

Well, in this episode, it’s Part II of an interview with Terri, a Love Over Addiction sister.

Her husband's disease changed fast, but because she had the tools, knowledge, and power that she did, she knew what to do. She handles this disease which such grace and she’s so strong and steady.

If you missed the first part of her story, you can find that here: https://loveoveraddiction.com/when-addiction-progresses-quickly/

And for more free resources, tips, and advice, visit our website here: https://loveoveraddiction.com/

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Love Over Addiction Podcast. Hello, this is Joe. This week we're back with Michelle and Terry part two. They spoke in late
0:27.4	2017 which is the episode that we released last week so if if you missed that one, be sure and go back to check it out.
0:37.0	They spoke again this year in 2019.
0:41.0	Michelle and Terry circle back on events from her past and look forward to
0:46.0	what happened next and where Terry is today with her own healing. It's truly a heartfelt story and it's easy to see Terry's heart is so
0:56.9	pure. Her hard work has really paid off. Terry said 2019 will be the year of sharing love and light
1:07.2	to any woman who loves someone suffering from addiction. I hope you feel her love in light today and I hope you find
1:16.4	positivity, bravery, forgiveness, and true healing in her personal story.
1:24.0	When we love someone suffering from addiction,
1:32.0	chaos is normal. when we love someone suffering from addiction.
1:32.7	Chaos is normal.
1:34.3	The craziness, the unpredictability, the lack of stability,
1:38.4	and even the anger and the outbursts.
1:41.2	We get used to it. We start to think that it's normal. But it's not. It's not normal and it's certainly not fair that you have all of this to deal with.
1:52.1	Addiction can steal our happiness and sometimes it's easy to
1:55.8	forget that there are things that we can do today to take back our happiness from
2:01.0	addiction. When we learn to take back our happiness from addiction. When we learn to take back our own happiness, we are
2:06.7	crippling addiction. We're stopping it in its tracks because it no longer has that power over us.
2:14.0	Are you ready to learn how?
2:16.0	We've created a guide sheet for you.
2:19.0	It's totally free.
2:20.0	And in it, you'll find five tools to take back your happiness.
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