'(Girl) Friend of Bill' Offers Advice for Dating an Addict

It's essentially a manual for people not in recovery who are either dating or married to those who are. (The book's publisher, Hazelden, operates treatment centers across the U.S.) The title references those in Alcoholics Anonymous, who often call themselves "Friends of Bill W.,"...

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Published inThe Ledger (Lakeland)
Main Author Reynolds, Jessica
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lakeland, Fla Halifax Media Group 23.05.2014
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Nagy, Karen
Wilson, Bill
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Summary:It's essentially a manual for people not in recovery who are either dating or married to those who are. (The book's publisher, Hazelden, operates treatment centers across the U.S.) The title references those in Alcoholics Anonymous, who often call themselves "Friends of Bill W.," in reference to Bill Wilson, the co-founder of AA. A. Several people said to me, when I mentioned I was writing this book, "Oh, what are you going to say? Run!" It's sometimes said that you can't have a good relationship with somebody in recovery. I hope the book dispels that myth. You can work it out. You have tools to help you. A. Emotional sobriety is freedom from relying on others to make you happy or sad. It means you're not governed by your emotions and you don't have unreasonable expectations of others. Many addicts don't have it because their emotional development stopped at (the) age they became addicted. They have to relearn how to use their emotions in a healthy way.
ISSN:0163-0288