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Post by Susan Peabody on Jul 4, 2015 11:03:06 GMT -8
Fantasies were my first childhood coping skill and addiction. I was in the hospital at the age of 4 and fantasies were all I had. Eventually I could not control them, and they took over my life interfering with everything and causing two accidents. Around the age of 10 I found romantic novels, and the rest is history.
With some love addicts, this is your primary addiction. With others it is a dual or subsidiary addiction. It has to be dealt with as it interferes with recovery. In my own life I could not stop fantasizing so in recovery I just changed what I fantasized about and cut way back. My new fantasies were about being a writer. That worked out.
Remember, recovery is abstinence of moderation. I threw away all my romantic novels and fantasize in moderation about healthy things.
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