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Dear Members, Dual Diagnosis magnifies denial--takes the denial of chronic addiction/alcoholism and the denial of Bipolar, and it adds them together, multiplying the result by a hundred. The tangle of lies, lies which we tell ourselves takes years to unravel, but when it DOES unravel, it is often too late, isn't it? "The hallmark of my vanity is that every time I rose up out of the pits, I did so with great expectations. Because I continued to deny that I am who I am and not who I always built myself up to be, my grandiose expectations turned out to be the vanguard of my many failures. I always conned myself into making promises I couldn’t keep. In the end, I was lucky to hold onto a job, a relationship, or material well-being for more than a few weeks or even days. It is only by the grace of God and the unfounded faith of those who loved me that I am not dead." [Blessed to be Bonkers--James Rist It's up to ME--NOT my loved ones--to recognize my need for help, and it is up to ME to accept that help. Thank you all for being a part of my recovery. Jim Post edited by: JR1, at: 05/20/2008 16:13 |
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