March 22, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “The third Identity Paper examined the steep cost of surviving by hiding the vulnerable and wounded child in a prison of isolation, the high price of using the myriad methods we employ to protect the vulnerable self by staying emotionally intoxicated and numb.” BRB p. 628 When…
March 21, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader Self-Protection We learned to block or deny our feelings as children to protect ourselves from our unhealthy family.” BRB p. 343 Many of us were raised in homes where there wasn’t enough love. We weren’t encouraged to be ourselves and realize our true potential. We weren’t allowed…
March 20, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader These adult children rarely stop to think that self-sufficiency is covering up a fear of rejection which they think could come if they ask for help.” BRB p.102 Most of us had no one we could consistently rely on as children. Everyone seemed to be caught up…
March 19, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “When I first came into the program, I would apologize to everyone and everything at the drop of a hat.” BRB p. 250 “Everything was always our fault. In our family, our very food and shelter were earned by our being the doormat. By taking the abuse…