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(((Torn))) When I first came on SR, the only "faith" I had when I stopped was that Dee and others with longer sober times were telling me the truth about their experiences. Learning to get over an inherent sense of isolation - like the way you described as being flawed - is a theme many of us face in alcohol recovery. I feel/felt fundamentally flawed, too. I transfer one addiction to the next - disordered eating, codependency, alcoholism, anxiety, and depression have been spinning on my brain's dysfunctional merry go round for years, rising up and down!! I needed to stop drinking to start learning how to live in the discomfort and friction of my mind. It's hard. That's why I come here to SR and go to AA to get comfort and support!! That's not to say that sobriety is a "replacement addiction." It is so not! Addictions sucked away my self esteem, isolated me, and made me ignore the root causes of my pain. Recovery, on the other hand, is teaching me how to love myself, seek a fellowship of caring people, and giving me the courage to change what I can. It all started with believing people who walked the path from addiction to sobriety. Hi Gazza, Cas, LS, and dSober!! I hope the pool party was fun dSober. Have a great day Febbies!! |
[QUOTE=gleefan;4837445I hope the pool party was fun dSober. [/QUOTE] Great post glee, you sound fantastic! And thanks, it was a great! |
TR I dont beleive you need faith to get sober. Its a medical issue really isnt it? If we just stay logical. What got me sober was going to the doctor getting a prescription for antabuse and then taking it for long enough for the Post Acute Withdrawl Symptoms to pass. During this time I worked on a my issues with a counsellor for me in particular: Anger, Perfectionism, Lack of Boundaries, sex addiction, and fears. These were my triggers for drinking in some way or another. After this I got involved with the church again. But my faith is a consequence of being sober and not the cause of it. Some groups convince people they must have a spiritual experience to get sober. That is just plain wrong some people will never have one its just not their thing... that doesnt mean they're flawed! Even though I go to church do you think I would go to priest for help with cancer or to a doctor? Religion gives me a mechanism for dealing with fears (existential angst) but Im sure there are other ways. Its a medical issue with psychological causes which can be remedied. |
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