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Dee74 08-03-2015 03:29 PM

:thanks FreeOwl :)

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Bird615 08-03-2015 03:59 PM

Beautiful!
Thank you, I really need to hear that sometimes, too!
:tyou

Tetra 08-03-2015 04:14 PM

Thank you.
I really needed to read this today.

FreeOwl 08-03-2015 05:00 PM

I need it a lot too....

I actually cried a bit re-reading it.

I realize how frequently I am cruel to myself....

And how wounding that is.

In sobriety I've been learning to be kind to myself. To be my friend. To comfort the hurt me inside.

We all deserve that. Beating up on the hurt us inside only leads us to feel that isolation, that loneliness, that desperate, deep sorrow.

I'm worthy and I am deserving of love and support....

And so are You

blueberry2015 08-03-2015 05:55 PM

Love it x thanks for sharing :)

BadSneakers 08-03-2015 06:06 PM

Thanks FreeOwl. I've been beating myself up with guilt, regret, and irritation at my bad decisions. These feelings seem to often go hand in hand with addictions. Your post was helpful to me and I'm sure to many others here.

I agree with FreeOwl: you (yes, you) are not an idiot, a loser, or a low life. You are a human being with worth.

Angie247 08-03-2015 08:39 PM

This is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing. :)


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