Nov 18, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “During our childhoods, some of us were severely abused, tortured if you will. Maybe we were drugged or forced into sexual roles that seem unthinkable to a civilized society. Perhaps we were even forced to hurt other children. As adults, we tried to come to grips with…
Nov 17, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “So many of us come into ACA blaming our parents for what has gone wrong in our lives. We tell ourselves, “If only I’d had a ‘normal’ family I wouldn’t have so many problems; why couldn’t things have been different?” There’s no doubt we deserved better; as…
Nov 16, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Between the familiar dysfunctional attitudes and thinking and emotional sobriety there can be a period of waiting in the spiritual hallway. Even here, there is an opportunity to grow in patience, tolerance, and self-acceptance. As we wait for clarity, other ACAs encourage us to “keep coming back.”…
I have recently identified strong emotions in myself when itcomes to folks displaying high anxiety around me. People with this nervous energy truly bug me. I couldn’t understand why, and quite frankly I didn’t even think to stop and ask myself why. But on my healing journey of working the ACA 12-steps, it was asked…