Author: Lillyval
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:53 pm
If your child or a close family member or friend did some bad things would you think they were a terrible person? Or would you still think they were a good person who made some bad mistakes? I think it would be the latter, but as addicts we don’t seem to be able to give ourselves the same level of understanding that we would give someone else. You have to literally imagine that your best friend came to you with the same story you just told us. And then treat yourself with the same compassion with which you would treat him or her. I know it’s hard. In fact I think it’s probably the number 1 issue that recovering addicts have to deal with. Stick around the forum. You will find yourself in good company. We’re all trying to grapple with old behaviors and build healther behaviors so we can face the rest of our lives drug free.
