Alcoholic's Friend » Recovery http://alcoholicsfriend.com Alcohol addiction help for people affected by active drinkers Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:03:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Forgiving the Alcoholic http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2010/08/forgiving-alcoholic/ http://alcoholicsfriend.com/2010/08/forgiving-alcoholic/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:48:44 +0000 admin http://alcoholicsfriend.com/?p=764 Is it time to try forgiving an addict who caused you heartache and pain? Can you let go of the things an alcoholic has done that have practically destroyed your life? Is it helping or harming you to hold on to past resentments and anger?

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