Addiction & Recovery

I wonder if the addicts here know how upset the people around them can get by their behavior?

I started going to Adult Children of Alcoholics about 3 months ago because after being by myself for 5 years and being relatively happy about it I got involved with an active alcoholic. It was complete insanity and I realized that old patterns that I thought I had evolved out of were actually still there. And I had some friends who knew what I went through with that guy suggest that I go out with this guy because he seemed to have his act together! Thank God I have been taking it real slow and I haven't really gotten that involved with him so I won't end up being real hurt again if this one does indeed have a problem. (and it looks more and more like he does).