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e_i_m


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My crazy behavior seeps into many interactions, not just with alcoholics. (Because it's *my* insanity). It's so nice to be able to laugh about it sometimes. I am a host on a home-sharing web site. I was just changing the sheets in anticipation of a new guest and I remembered how my crazy controlling  insanity once made me think it was a great idea to go peep inside a restaurant where one of my guests was (elderly and frail -- and incompetent somehow in my mind) was eating pizza. I thought it was taking her too long to get back after she went down there for a slice. So I dragged a friend of mine to come with me and look inside to make sure she was okay. Hello?!?! That is so crazy! My friend was like "what's wrong with you?" but I really thought it was normal behavior. OMG. So glad I can see that as crazy now. (Of course, the woman was fine and was happily eating her pizza, so I ducked down outside so she wouldn't see me checking up on her). confuse



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(E.I.M.)) Thanks for sharing your insight into our own destructive behavior. It is great when we can see it and laugh because we so understand . Thanks for the smile

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(((E.I.M))) - I gotta chuckle out of your share as I can so relate.....my boys have called me OCD for years. I admit I am a neat freak and have some tendencies. It dawned on me now that they are grown that before they arrived, I was so freaking anal, I alphabetized my soups/veggies in the pantry AND used to dust my base boards every week.....I was always seeking for things to appear perfect in my life well before I was sucked into active alcoholism all around me.

Trust me when I say I've learned to enjoy life more, complete with dustier base boards. I can share many stories that I look back on now and just think WOW! You are correct - in my experience, my tendencies and obsessions went well beyond my qualifiers!

Thanks for the great share!

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