I think that most of us lose our social life through their actions though as we become so wrapped up in trying to protect them, stop them, change the situation that we do eventually stop caring for ourselves and we don’t have any energy left to just enjoy ourselves, we blame ourselves and convince ourselves every action we take is the cause of their addiction so it’s easier to just stay at home and try to keep an eye on them and you won’t invite people to the home in case they notice the signs of the addiction. when thinking rationally it is only the addict who makes that decisions and we lose out.
