That Old Hippie
January 2016 | Our Personal Stories

That Old Hippie

Now that she has some sober time, she’s ready to start dating again. But this guy?

Like many women in AA, I was addicted to relationships. I realized that fact years ago, and visited psychiatrists to discover the reason. “It’s because my dad left when I was young,” I’d cry. Whenever the conversation turned toward my alcohol consumption, I’d get a new shrink and had to start the process all over again. How I loved to play the victim.

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