Everyone’s therapist – but who listens to me?
Dear Annie: I enjoy reading your advice and hope you have some for me. I’ve always been the person people come to with their problems. I’m told I’m a good listener, likely because of my own counseling journey. I often suggest therapy or AA to others, especially when addiction is involved. I grew up in an abusive, alcoholic environment and have seen lives destroyed by alcohol -- friends who’ve died, one who killed his girlfriend while driving drunk, and my best friend’s husband, who was killed by a drunk driver. I’ve worked hard to move past those memories, so I don’t ...