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Originally Posted by tkdgirl
For the record my sister is awesome and is in no way forcing me into anything. She is the only person who is unconditionally supportive of me and would do anything for me. She took a lot of crap, so that I wouldn't have to. It's only right that I support her in however she wants to be supported now that she is struggling.
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When the the annals of codependency are published, let this be the inscription at the beginning of the book. Dude, that is not healthy relationship behavior. Like LMTL, the "it is only right." caught my interest as well. Your mental work here is interesting. You are sending the message that the behavior you're planning is self-sabotaging and self-destructive, but we find out that your narrative is that you are only doing this because you are so deeply virtuous and selfless and committed to doing what's right.... for your sister.
Part of the twisted fun of a codependent, in contrast to a truly pure addict, is that they find a way to call their illness virtue. I, personally, am an expert at it, and I applaud your skills. Honestly, though, I think it's far more likely, though less romantic, that you just want to get wasted to numb your feelings which is the opposite of T, and if you can find an excuse to run further from your feelings by abandoning T altogether, even better.