I don't know if she means it. Sometimes people say one thing in a particular moment, know what I mean? Like maybe she is really thinking about that now, but she shifts a lot, so who knows what comes next?

It's okay to have hope, but don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Do you think you are codependent? I am. I always thought that was a term for someone who over loved an alcoholic. Turns out it's a term for people who are so focused on someone else that they lose themselves. Apparently this is very easy to fall into that trap if someone you love is sick or disordered.

My DH is one I never thought would get into therapy (his family doesn't believe in it), but when he got to the point of a full blown nervous breakdown, he didn't have much choice. I honestly don't think his counselor does much good. She may actually be doing more harm. He's not real introspective, so I get the feeling that their sessions end up with him just feeling like everything he thinks and feels is affirmed. In the year he's been in counseling, he's had very little growth as a person. If anything, she feeds his belief that he's fine and the problems are with others. They say bad counseling is worse than no counseling. Your situation and mine may eventually prove that.

Big hugs for the day.