JFT May 30 - Loneliness vs. Being Alone

[Gmoney]

May 30

Loneliness vs. being alone

“Sharing with others keeps us from feeling isolated and alone.”

Basic Text, p. 81

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There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. Being lonely is a state of the heart, an emptiness that makes us feel sad and sometimes hopeless. Loneliness is not always alleviated when we enter into relationships or surround ourselves with others. Some of us are lonely even in a room full of people.

Many of us came to Narcotics Anonymous out of the desperate loneliness of our addiction. After coming to meetings, we begin to make new friends, and often our feelings of loneliness ease. But many of us must contend with loneliness throughout our recovery.

What is the cure for loneliness? The best cure is to begin a relationship with a Higher Power that can help fill the emptiness of our heart. We find that when we have a belief in a Higher Power, we never have to feel lonely. We can be alone more comfortably when we have a conscious contact with a God of our understanding.

We often find deep fulfillment in our interactions with others as we progress in our recovery. Yet we also find that, the closer we draw to our Higher Power, the less we need to surround ourselves with others. We begin to find a spirit within us that is our constant companion as we continue to explore and deepen our connection with a Power greater than ourselves. We realize we are spiritually connected with something bigger than we are.

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Just for today: I will take comfort in my conscious contact with a Higher Power. I am never alone.



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[Timebuster]

Gary…

Its been four years since I been in a relationship. For reasons that go be on the topic of this thread. So I definitely know about loneliness’s.

I am gratefully thankful that I have a higher power of my understanding in my life today. With out my higher power of my understanding, my peers in the rooms, my family and friends I am never alone.

Thanks
Ivan

[Africa Life]

I spend alot of time alone and its far from lonely. I choose to be selective about the people in my life and would rather take the time getting a handfull of quality people to share my time with than quantity.

I realise that this takes time and I am now comfortable spending weekends at home. It has given me the opportunity to find out who I am and what makes me happy. I do sometimes have a fear that I will be a spinster with my 7 cats but I cant allow that fear to drive me.

Its important that I make my choices with my head and not with my heart because my heart told me that drugs were the way even when my head said no way.


Thanks for letting me share