Old 01-25-2024, 06:20 AM
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MLD51
Giving up is NOT an option.
 
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I'm IN! Thanks, Mags.

I think the answer is the Gorton's Fisherman.

I am great at negative self-talk. I won't go into details of why (long story, too long to type and too much information), but yesterday was a day full of stinkin' thinkin'. I really beat myself up good. It's all about things in the past, and there's not a thing I can change about any of it, but I really went down a rabbit hole of blaming myself for something that others played a distinct role in. It all centers around my adopted father's death almost 6 years ago, and how I didn't show up for him much in the couple of years before he died. I was in self-preservation mode, and I regret that I took it to the extreme that I did. I'd apologize to him if I could. Anyway, I had a bad day, and I need to remember that beating myself up is dangerous to my sobriety. So this thread is very very timely for me, and I appreciate the reminder to take better care of myself mentally and emotionally.
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