Self-Righteous

Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
--Eric Hoffer

A holier-than-thou attitude within us is often a sign of unconscious dishonesty. Who hasn't had the feeling of being superior to the angry outburst or the near slip of another man - and then found himself in the very same spot the next day? What we least want to admit about ourselves is what we are most likely to feel self-righteous about.

Since our blind spots and self-deception leave us vulnerable to returning to old behaviors, we must attack them vigorously. The man we feel most self-righteous toward may be the man we could learn the most from. When we stop focusing on him, we may notice he touches our most sensitive area. We're all creatures of God and equals in God's sight. The ways we create inequality are the ways we fall short of God's wisdom.

I will use my self-righteous feelings to point me to my own blind spots.

Originally Posted by Doug

Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
--Eric Hoffer

Oh man is that me! Except I was never able to say it so simply.

BTW, I'm Viper, alkie/addict. I was never partial to either alcohol or drugs, I wanted which ever got me away from me the fastest. Never really like the taste of alcohol, so I leaned more towards drugs, but I had no favorites.

Whatever was on the table and did the job was the winner.

Been clean and sober 2 years now. And today.

[ChrisMan]

Boy,oh boy. I'm guilty as charged. A big part of my recovery has been recognizing my own judgemental attitude toward others and how I would so often impose perfectionism on others.

And all the while I was being an out-of-control addict.

[Gooch]

Originally Posted by ChrisMan

And all the while I was being an out-of-control addict.

damn I'm in this club too?

just got to add the worst part of being an out of control addict was using the distraction of perfection seeking in myself and others to perpetuate the illusion that some day someway I might get in control.