The Four Characters of Addiction

When the four characters conversation is used within a family that is willing to stop their judgment and lay down their swords, people may better understand what is actually going on in the thought processes of the other alanon. Let's say i am an alcoholic, and when i am drinking, my brain is singularly focused on what it feels like to be intoxicated. I feel numb because my brain cells are pickled, and i am no longer capable of feeling any real emotions. As one would predict, details of my life fall through cracks in my stupor and i miss scheduled events. And my friends and family are upset because they feel yet again neglected and disrespected for not showing up as