5. Stages We Go Through

Shame (Part 2)
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Shame (Part 2)

Shame is an emotion that society uses to control people, to make us ‘less than’.

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Shame

“Shame is an excuse to hate ourselves for something we did or didn’t do in

Enabling
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Enabling

This is what we have all been doing. Our addicted child doesn’t exist in a

Denial
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Denial

One of the strongest human instincts is the avoidance of pain. Not long ago, we

Fix our son/daughter. We want our lives back.
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Fix our son/daughter. We want our lives back.

  Is this how you feel right now? It’s how I felt when I first

Breakthrough, Part 1
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Breakthrough, Part 1

OK – I recognise that I’m part of the problem. Where do I begin? You