We were having trouble with personal
relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a prey to
misery and depression, we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of
uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of
real help to other people. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 52
These
words remind me that I have more
problems than alcohol, that alcohol is only a symptom of a more
pervasive
disease. When I stopped drinking I began a lifetime process of recovery
from unruly emotions, painful relationships, and unmanageable
situations.
This process is too much for most of us without help from a
Higher Power and our
friends in the Fellowship. When I began working the Steps of the A.A.
program, many of these tangled threads unraveled but, little by little,
the most
broken places of my life straightened out. One day at a time, almost
imperceptibly, I healed. Like a thermostat being turned down, my fears
diminished. I began to experience moments of contentment. My
emotions became less volatile. I am now once again a part of the human
family.
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