I feel like ppl think I’m going to steal from them once they find out I’m sober because I used to do drugs. My family always gave me the impression that ppl that do drugs are bad ppl now that’s me but I’m not bad and I won’t steal your things. Even when I was using I never stole. How I feel.
I struggle with the same type of trust problems. I think the more "moral" the family is the harder it is to accept addiction. It gets blamed on the bad seeds and couldn't happen to us. Then it does...
Then it does. Family is something else.
It takes time to get back the trust we have lost. Don't take it personally. Just stay on course and give people a chance to see we are doing better.