
I’m not an addict, so why do I need recovery?
Recovery from substance abuse is not just for the addict. It is an important part of maintaining your own sanity from the dysfunction of addiction. The addict can twist your reality and manipulate you into believing that what you thought was true was not. It is easy for a family member of an addict to get sucked up into the addict’s distorted thinking. You may not drink and you may not abuse drugs, but if you live with or have a close relationship with a substance abuser, y