If I’m a good girl, will you like me? Why do I feel the necessity to barter for appreciation? Is that my only path to self-esteem? How do I feel about myself, so how do I treat myself? Do I […]
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Restless, Irritable and Discontented
Restless, irritable, and discontent AKA uneasy, annoyed, never satisfied ~ Jennifer R. R. The Doctor’s Opinion in the Big Book gave us a now-familiar phrase, “To them, their alcoholic life seems the only normal one. They are restless, irritable and […]
Continue reading »I Taught Myself to Fear
I began young, without understanding that Mother found herself overwhelmed. She had lived with parents sixteen years, began college rooming with her older sister, moving back a few miles from parents, rooming with an older woman, relying on her father […]
Continue reading »That Codependent Problem
The way you bleed for those who will not tend your wounds is self harm ~ Nigeen Dara Codependency: “excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically a partner who requires support due to an illness or addiction.” Would […]
Continue reading »Turmoil and Distress
Turmoil ignites distress triggers old behaviors that once gave relief ineffectively Peace supplants distress permits strong actions making relief abound encompassing
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