Originally Posted by
doggonecarl 
In the context of recovery, to stop using "hating oneself" as a reason to drink. To forgive yourself of your misdeeds and alcohol-fueled mishaps and that recovery really is a clean slate on which to write the new you.
I like this. When I drank I felt like a failure, towards the end. I didn't seem to have any reason to quit. Then in my optimistic moments I would blame the world for being uncaring of me.
Great thread! Only after quitting did I realize how much I didn't love and care for me. I definitely put myself last. I think loving yourself is respecting yourself enough to take care of yourself health-wise, allowing yourself to be happy, accept your success, respect yourself and create healthy boundaries and make plans and goals for your future, to name a few. Allowing yourself to build a comfortable and close relationship with yourself
. I couldn't do many of those things while drinking and certainly not well.