tate9685

Feeling sad, worried and disappointed. Things in life beyond my control. Choices that other people make. All that I can control is my reaction, but I can't turn off how their actions make me feel and these feelings are a big trigger for me. I want to numb these feelings AND I don't want to drink. Weird place to be in.

GracieLou

For me, I do not think I can control anything and with that I can't expect what my emotions are going to be either. They surprise me many times. Sometimes I am upset and other times I feel I don't give a hoot.

Roll with the roller coaster. It will stop for a while and let you rest.

Take it easy and take it one day at a time.

doggonecarl

I felt the same way, and brooded a lot about what other people did and how it made me feel. But I discovered that the way I felt was a choice, as was choosing NOT to feel a certain way.

Feel or not feel, the switch in in your hand.

hypochondriac

I found that I was able to react better the more sobriety I have. I don't mean it's like a magic super power that I store up and use to be all rational, more that the further away I got from active addiction the less drama I needed as an excuse to drink. The more I concentrated on my own stuff the less other people's actions bothered me too x

mecanix

For me i try to put things into perspective , if we can change how we percieve things our feelings change .

for example if i told you i lost $2000 usd today you might feel sorry for me , if i told you it was on $200,000 of free shares you might feel a bit different .

For me all my feelings other than hot, cold & physical pleasure or pain are in perspective and in relation to something or other .

Change your perception = change your mind = change how you feel .

Thats how it is for me annyhoo ,

Congratulations on Day 8

Bestwishes, m

deeker

tate good 2 see u again, c'mon back to 24 hour club, we miss you!

neferkamichael

Tate, day 8? You are FANTASTIC. Congratulations.