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Originally Posted by frstnm  i did alot of crying and complaining and some appeared to me to be put off by this; both on SR and @ meetings
both places seem to be going the other direction |
Sometimes I wonder the same thing, if the AA program is slipping backwards or is it just my perception of events??
My friend, I have experienced emotional pain from broken relationships, incidentally which I myself destroyed with alcohol and drug abuse, and it is a devastating feeling.
Ya know, when I was in my first year of recovery, about 3 months, my body came alive again and all I could focus on was women. Now I dont mean that in a lecherous(sp) way, but I was a man with feelings and needs.
Thank God my sponsor reeled me in and helped me understand the need to keep the focus on myself and my recovery path.
I used to say to him, "But Im alive, Im alive!! I can feel again!!" He just laughed and told me to go home and take a cold shower.
I guess the only thing that can cure pain is time, but you are not alone when it comes to pain from failed relationships, we all have been through it, and lived for another day. You'll be OK.