Learning To Love Ourselves

[findinganewme]

I found this on a website and I thought I would share it. The writer described exactly what I have felt while drinking ..... I am sure there are others who can relate.

LEARNING TO LOVE OURSELVES

Alcoholism was a lonely business, even though we were surrounded by people
who loved us . . . We were trying to find emotional security either by
dominating or by being dependent upon others . . . We still vainly tried
to be secure by some unhealthy sort of domination or dependence.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 252

When I did my personal inventory I found that I had unhealthy relationships
with most people in my life -- my friends and family, for example. I
always felt isolated and lonely. I drank to dull emotional pain. It was through staying sober, having a good sponsor and working the Twelve
Steps that I was able to build up my low self-esteem. First the Twelve Steps taught me to become my own best friend, and then, when I was able to
love myself, I could reach out and love others.