MONEY:

"I had past due bills from years before. I
needed to try to stay current with my new
bills. But in time, slowly, gradually, my
financial situation cleared up. I restored
my credit. I had a checking account. I
had a little money in the bank."

"Then I married an alcoholic and began to
learn about my codependency – the hard
way. I lost myself, my feelings, my sanity,
and all the progress I had made with my
financial affairs."

I was again facing a real financial mess. I
was furious, but it didn't matter who did
what. I had some serious financial matters
to face if that part of my life was ever
going to become manageable again.

"Slowly – very slowly – I began to work
out of my mess. It seemed impossible! I
didn't even want to face it, it felt so
overwhelming and hopeless. But I did.
And each day I did the best I could to be
responsible for myself."

"One decision I made was to separate and
protect myself financially from my
husband, the best I could, before and after
we divorced. The other decision I made
was to face and begin reconstructing the
financial affairs in my life."

"It was difficult. We owed over fifty
thousand dollars, and my ability to
produce income had dramatically
decreased. I was grieving; my
self-esteem was at an all-time low; my
energy was low. I did not know how I
would ever untangle this nightmare. But
it did happen. Slowly, gradually, with the
help of a Higher Power, manageability
crept in and replaced chaos."

"I began by not spending more than I
earned. I paid back some creditors, a
little at a time. I let go of what I couldn't
do, and focused on what I could

do."

"I am not willing to lose my financial
sanity and security again, ever, for love or
for alcoholism. With the help of God and
the Twelve Steps, I won't have to."

One day at a time, we can be restored in
recovery – mentally, emotionally,
spiritually, physically, and financially. It
may get worse before it gets better –
because we are finally facing reality
instead of dodging it. But once we make
the decision to take financial responsibility
for ourselves, we are on our way.

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