Alcoholics, relationships and recovery An important piece of recovery literature is “The Twelve Steps And Twelve Traditions.” It contains important insights into alcoholism, which the AA literature presents as an illness. The 12&12, as it is affectionately known, is considered second only to the AA Big Book. On page 53 in the chapter on step […]
The Karpman drama triangle Relationships and alcoholism I had been in AA for many years before I even heard of the Rescuer, Persecutor, Victim triangle. What was it? It somehow sounded familiar but I had very little understanding of what it meant. The rescuer, persecutor and victim triangle is also known as the Karpman drama […]
An inability to form a true partnership When I was still in my early days of recovery, my wife and I came to a parting of the ways. I was simply not well enough to sustain a functional relationship with anyone. I knew that it was me that was the problem and not my wife. […]
