Originally Posted by
knb02 
Yrs...I need to reflect more. Step back before I react. It's a bad habit of mine which I am trying to break
Don't we all? I know I do. I did even more when I was drinking, less so now that I'm not, but perhaps that impetuousness is what put us here at SR, in AA or AVRT or RR?
I know that in large part my addiction is the result of thoughtless behavior on my part. This is why I find mindfulness so helpful in my own recovery -- analyzing my own thinking even as it happens forces me to slow down and, yes, think before I act.