What does a healthy relationship look like in recovery?
They should be supportive, stable, and reliable. They enrich our lives and help us to navigate the darkness when we lose our way. Having a healthy relationship with yourself will largely determine how much you enjoy your life. If you are your own best friend, you will generally be a content and well-adjusted person.
What does a recovering addict bring to a relationship?
A recovering addict often brings additional baggage to a relationship because, for them, many essential relationships tools are yet to be acquired: The ability to establish and maintain trust: Addiction is a disease of denial, and denial requires lies and deception.
What are the risks of being in a relationship in recovery?
Unless partners can come to an agreement on how to equitably distribute the time and attention of the person in recovery, such commitments can derail a relationship. Risk for setbacks: Recovery is rarely a straightforward path. More often than not, setbacks, slips and relapses are part of the process. These are very challenging to a relationship.
Is the recovery process more important than the relationship?
The perception of which is more important, the recovery process or the relationship, can create not only a philosophical, but also a practical dilemma for both partners. Unless partners can come to an agreement on how to equitably distribute the time and attention of the person in recovery, such commitments can derail a relationship.