Follow as I walk through recovery.
Jan 15 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We will discover our real identities by loving and accepting ourselves.” BRB p. 591 Real identity? The idea that we aren’t “real” can be very confusing at first. The concept is difficult, even maddening. As we go to meetings, we may begin to hear about a critical…
Jan 14 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “In acting out, I was screaming when I could not voice my pain.” BRB p.503 “Many of us spent years drinking to numb our pain, eating for comfort, using drugs for escape, using sex while hoping for love, or whatever worked for us. While some of us…
Jan 13 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Talking about our feelings is a risk; however, this is a risk worth taking because the rewards are great. “BRB p.186 Where is it safe to talk about our secret fears, our perceived shortcomings, and our doubts about our own sanity? Our Higher Power gave us a…
Jan 12 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We became isolated and afraid of people and authority figures.” BRBp.10 So many of us shut down and hide because of our fear of people and authority figures. Most of this fear stems from the way we were treated when we were young. Understandably, what we learned…