06/30/2025

The Reality of Waiting for an Apology

Waiting for them places the process of your own healing on hold

When I first started going to therapy, I told my therapist, "I wish my mom would just say, 'I'm sorry.'"

I made the decision to seek help because years of my mom's drug abuse had taken a toll on my mental health. I was ready to work through it.

I just wished my mom was. Like most addicts, my mom was good at denying and manipulating the truth. It was difficult to admit that she had a problem and that her addiction was not only affecting herself, but everyone around her. It was a coping mechanism for her. If she denied the problem and hid it, then nobody would know, and she would be safe.

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