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Post by Susan Peabody on Jul 10, 2024 14:21:12 GMT -8
Romantic love, passion, and relationships are all great escapes or coping mechanisms. In recovery we must explore exactly what we are escaping from. What are our own personal prisons from which we are trying to escape. ▪ The memories of past trauma. ▪ The emotions left over from past trauma. ▪ Sadness and depression. ▪ Disappointment ▪ Post traumatic stress disorder. ▪ Low self-esteem. ▪ Grief. ▪ Anger. ▪ Fear We are running away. We are distracting ourselves. The problem is, it is really easy to become addicted to our escapes. And if we do not deal with the underlying emotions even when one addiction is under control) we switch to another one. Escapes
Sugar Food Romantic fantasies Drugs Anger Sex Shoplifting Alcohol Shopping Work Gambling Video games Internet dating Excessive texting
In early recovery, I had a dream in which I was walking slowly down a long prison corridor with cells on each side. In each cell was a woman who looked just like me. In the first cell she was angry. I reached in my pocket and pulled out a golden key and unlocked the cell. The woman came out and followed me. I continued to walk from cell to cell releasing myself from anxiety, depression, and fear. This was my first dream about recovery. (From my book, Where Love Abides.) Attachments:
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Post by RoseNadler on Jul 11, 2024 9:11:14 GMT -8
What an interesting dream! I love it.
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