Avoiding Feelings/Issues
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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"It is becoming clear how many emotions, issues, I avoided with alcohol...painful to confront...a work in progress...forever..."
tell me about it. I never had to deal with emotions or coping i always had booze. Now thats gone i feel like i'm learning to walk for the first time.
tell me about it. I never had to deal with emotions or coping i always had booze. Now thats gone i feel like i'm learning to walk for the first time.
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: northern michigan. not the U.P.
Posts: 15,281
yes, it is. when i was drinking, i thought i stuffed a lot of things or ridded them from my mind. when i got into recovery through AA and started talkin to someone about it( the man who is now my sponsor) he said," welp,tom, if you were as good as ya thought ya were at stuffin things and throwin it all out, it wouldnt be in yer head now that ya stopped drinkin, but dont worry, ya gotta go thought it, find out why it all happened and how it effected you, or you'll get drunk."
one thing i did early on is a lot of writing. i got all that crap out on paper. then i owned it. i couldnt deny any of it anymore. then i really started learning about me and what made me tick.
prayers yer way and please dont give up 5 seconds before the miracle happens!
one thing i did early on is a lot of writing. i got all that crap out on paper. then i owned it. i couldnt deny any of it anymore. then i really started learning about me and what made me tick.
prayers yer way and please dont give up 5 seconds before the miracle happens!
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: CA
Posts: 3,360
A daily reprieve...based on my willingness to accept that I am an alcoholic and can never drink alcohol in any amount, at anytime, no matter what, already worked steps...work on 10th step daily...each day brings a new challenge, today happened to bring up pain because of a family get together...I am being vigilant, have already spoken to my chosen trusted individual...that's what I choose to label this person...still, it is painful and never hurts to acknowledge it...but, it is less painful than my last black out...I accept every form of help I can get...I try everything...use what works best for me...SR has helped and I believe, it in addition, to my other resources is strengthening my sobriety...sometimes sobriety is painful....that's ok...Heres to all of us gaining and maintaining sobriety, without relapse...whatever works, works...
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