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Things I Learned About Acceptance from My Recovery Program for Codependency

Recovery is for people who want it, not for people who need it.

Mrs. Wright
3 min readSep 17, 2020

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“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”

~Joseph Campbell

My end was the beginning. Ten years ago, I joined a recovery program for codependency. I didn’t show up to my first meeting on a winning streak, but I had begun a new life journey.

Alcohol addiction and codependency have been part of my life since birth. Living with chaos, I learned many things that have taken me years to unlearn. Today, I am grateful for my journey and the full life I lead. Acceptance is the key.

Ten years ago, I lived with alcohol addiction, but I couldn’t accept that someone I loved had a problem. I covered up the issue, overachieved to compensate, and continued the cycle of secrecy. The rules in my childhood home, though never explicitly said, were: don’t think, don’t talk, don’t feel, and don’t share. I passed these lessons on unintentionally to my children.

When I admitted my life was out of control, I became willing to get help. These are lessons about acceptance I’ve learned along the way.

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Mrs. Wright
Mrs. Wright

Written by Mrs. Wright

Former restaurant reviewer and newspaper photographer. Married to a part-time goat farmer. BA Communications; MAEd.

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