FAMILY BUTTONS:

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Who knows better how to push our buttons than family members?

No matter how long we or our family members have been recovering,
relationships with family members can be provocative.

One telephone conversation can put us in an emotional and psychological
tailspin that last for hours or days.

Sometimes, it gets worse when we begin recovery because we become
even more aware of our reactions and our discomfort.

The process of detaching in love from family members can take years. So
can the process of learning how to react in a more effective way. We cannot
control what they do or try to do, but we can gain some sense of control over
how we choose to react.

Their patterns, particularly their patterns with us, are their issues. How we
react, or allow these patterns to influence us, is our issue.

We can love our family and still refuse to buy into their issues. We can love
our family but refuse their efforts to manipulate, control, or produce guilt
in us.

We can learn to love our family without forfeiting love and respect for
ourselves.

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