Posted by partlycloudy on December 2, 2004, at 5:43:39
In reply to Re: Checking in with my friends » partlycloudy, posted by verne on November 28, 2004, at 16:41:46
Hi. I've gone to more meetings, and I'm being ever-so-cautious about what I say to the group apart from speaking directly about my drinking. I don't have a sponsor yet, but even this aspect I am cautious about. I am actively working on the spiritual aspect of the program, in my own way, as I'm not a church goer. (Ahem just read my one and only foray onto the Faith board for that one.)
What is helping me is giving myself the time and not rushing through anything. I exercise, I get enough sleep, I eat right, I take supplements. I read, I sing out loud. I tell my doctor the truth about my drinking and that helps her make the right treatment decision for me.
What I have now is that huge construct that alcohol help build over all these years: a brick of unworthiness, cement of tears, another brick of self criticism, motar of stubborn self pity. This is what therapy helps to tear down. It's not a revelation, it's a process. And I am proceeding.
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