I am ultimately responsible for our recovery! - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

godsonmyside · 05-30-2004, 08:05 PM

We resently had some problem at my homegroup here, so we went back to basics, being that its a basic text study! So we read " what can I do", after reading, a person brought up a topic afterwards, and people shared there E,S & H, also about the chapter, really good meeting. Anyway at the end, the that brought up, freaked, blew up at the group, thats not what she wanted to here, and stormed out. This was the Tuesday before last, Yesterday that person shared that they tested the waters again, Blamed it on the meeting, really.! Went on to say that it was that nobody told here the space that person was in was relapse. Anyway, We are responsible for our own recovery. Nobody else can see our warning signs if we dont share the proper feelings we are going through, We are not responsible for our disease, but we are responsible for our recovery. Our sponsors wont even know how to help us if we are not completely honest with them, even with some clean time. It is so easy to blame others for your actions, but we are resposible for our recovery. It just bothered me to here this person blame the meeting for what they did, like we did it to them. It happens alot I know, because people do stay sick, I just needed to share this. thanx

ted · 05-30-2004, 08:16 PM

CAN'T GET HELP IF WE DON'T SHARE WHAT'S GOING ON!!!!!!!!
RIGHT ON THE MONEY.I BLAMED EVERYBODY AND EVERTHING SO I COULD USE,JUST WASN'T THEIR TIME.
WE MUST MAKE THE CHOICE OURSELVES,TILL THEN..............................

.....ted

mackat · 05-30-2004, 08:16 PM

i am pretty much capable of blaming anything/person/event for any of my behaviors- but like its said: wherever i go, there i am.

and my heart goes out to the still suffering addict, and the one who will die tonight....

namommy · 05-31-2004, 05:52 AM

Rather than believe that we CHOSE to use, we will look for any excuse we can find. It's very unfortunate that it happens that way, but it does. I know for a while before my last relapse, I expected people to be mind readers and just KNOW what I was thinking and going through. That's a great way do build a resentment, but that's about all it does.

sherbear5104 · 05-31-2004, 06:04 AM

and builing resentments is a good way to go back out. Gotta share what I heard about resentments at a meeting recently. Having a resentment is like peeing on yourself, you're the only one who feels it!

mackat · 05-31-2004, 06:32 AM

LMAO sher!
have not heard that one!!
cool

sherbear5104 · 05-31-2004, 06:52 AM

glad to make you laugh, mackat. Laughter is a great medicine for our souls.

Sherry

namommy · 05-31-2004, 06:55 AM

I never hear that one either, I like it!!

godsonmyside · 05-31-2004, 06:56 AM

I heard that years ago, same as don't should on your self today, thanx for sharing.

mackat · 05-31-2004, 07:03 AM

its tempting to start a tread w/ all those cool sayings, but i kinda like gettin them the way i got sher's post- via our various ESH

godsonmyside · 05-31-2004, 07:37 AM

Yea, E,S & H, thts what its all about, Right?

05-30-2004, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
godsonmyside Vision of Hope Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Living on This side of the green!! Posts: 1,058	I am ultimately responsible for our recovery! We resently had some problem at my homegroup here, so we went back to basics, being that its a basic text study! So we read " what can I do", after reading, a person brought up a topic afterwards, and people shared there E,S & H, also about the chapter, really good meeting. Anyway at the end, the that brought up, freaked, blew up at the group, thats not what she wanted to here, and stormed out. This was the Tuesday before last, Yesterday that person shared that they tested the waters again, Blamed it on the meeting, really.! Went on to say that it was that nobody told here the space that person was in was relapse. Anyway, We are responsible for our own recovery. Nobody else can see our warning signs if we dont share the proper feelings we are going through, We are not responsible for our disease, but we are responsible for our recovery. Our sponsors wont even know how to help us if we are not completely honest with them, even with some clean time. It is so easy to blame others for your actions, but we are resposible for our recovery. It just bothered me to here this person blame the meeting for what they did, like we did it to them. It happens alot I know, because people do stay sick, I just needed to share this. thanx __________________ We get relief through the Twelve Steps which are essential to the recovery process, because they are a new, spiritual way of life that allows us to participate in our own recovery. We Do Recover Todd J.

05-30-2004, 08:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
ted OH SH!T Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: RICHMOND,VIRGINIA- Posts: 1,655	CAN'T GET HELP IF WE DON'T SHARE WHAT'S GOING ON!!!!!!!! RIGHT ON THE MONEY.I BLAMED EVERYBODY AND EVERTHING SO I COULD USE,JUST WASN'T THEIR TIME. WE MUST MAKE THE CHOICE OURSELVES,TILL THEN.............................. .....ted __________________ ... ... ...

05-31-2004, 05:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
namommy Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Never, Never land Posts: 2,851 Blog Entries: 1	Rather than believe that we CHOSE to use, we will look for any excuse we can find. It's very unfortunate that it happens that way, but it does. I know for a while before my last relapse, I expected people to be mind readers and just KNOW what I was thinking and going through. That's a great way do build a resentment, but that's about all it does. __________________ I came into this program to save my a** and found out it was attached to my soul. -- Anonymous

05-31-2004, 06:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
namommy Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Never, Never land Posts: 2,851 Blog Entries: 1	I never hear that one either, I like it!! __________________ I came into this program to save my a** and found out it was attached to my soul. -- Anonymous

05-31-2004, 06:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
godsonmyside Vision of Hope Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Living on This side of the green!! Posts: 1,058	I heard that years ago, same as don't should on your self today, thanx for sharing. __________________ We get relief through the Twelve Steps which are essential to the recovery process, because they are a new, spiritual way of life that allows us to participate in our own recovery. We Do Recover Todd J.

05-30-2004, 08:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
mackat Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: a spiritual vortex, Colorado Posts: 844	i am pretty much capable of blaming anything/person/event for any of my behaviors- but like its said: wherever i go, there i am. and my heart goes out to the still suffering addict, and the one who will die tonight....

05-31-2004, 06:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
sherbear5104 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: east coast Posts: 2,441	and builing resentments is a good way to go back out. Gotta share what I heard about resentments at a meeting recently. Having a resentment is like peeing on yourself, you're the only one who feels it!

05-31-2004, 06:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
mackat Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: a spiritual vortex, Colorado Posts: 844	LMAO sher! have not heard that one!! cool

05-31-2004, 06:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
sherbear5104 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: east coast Posts: 2,441	glad to make you laugh, mackat. Laughter is a great medicine for our souls. Sherry

05-31-2004, 07:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
mackat Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: a spiritual vortex, Colorado Posts: 844	its tempting to start a tread w/ all those cool sayings, but i kinda like gettin them the way i got sher's post- via our various ESH

05-31-2004, 07:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
godsonmyside Vision of Hope Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Living on This side of the green!! Posts: 1,058	Yea, E,S & H, thts what its all about, Right? __________________ We get relief through the Twelve Steps which are essential to the recovery process, because they are a new, spiritual way of life that allows us to participate in our own recovery. We Do Recover Todd J.

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