Originally Posted by Darklight
07. Avoid unnessessary conflicts. - Don't get into debates with people, don't complain to your neighbors about parking in your spot or their dog doomping on your lawn, etc. If someone brings up a topic that gets your goat, change the subject. In early recovery, conflicts are huge triggers to us, giving us the illusion that we are 'entitled' to act out in our addiction. Avoid them.
Amen to that. I try to avoid conflicts like the plague.