Today we are continuing the preview of my new book, Hope is Alive (One addicts story of hope). The preview today is from chapter 7, entitled “Keep the Peace”. This chapter dives into the topic of disappointment. I effort to answer these two questions….
What you do when the same old people who twisted you up inside when you were using and abusing start to affect you again?
How do you handle the anxiety-ridden situations that drove you to drink in the first place?
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Sneak Peek #8– Chapter 7, Keep the Peace
Any time I had to face disappointment, my emotions drove me to a reclusive state where I would eat and snort as many pills as I could possibly handle, all while furthering myself from any feelings with each high. By the time the run would be over, there was no anger, no guilt, no shame, no pain, and certainly no conviction remaining. I was empty, hollow, and soon would be in need of yet another high to keep the feelings as far away as possible.
We all deal with disappointments and grief in our own ways, yet when we get together and talk about them, they are eerily similar and equally depressing. None of us want to go back to those lost and lonely times—we all want to live the happy, joyous, and free life we’ve heard so much about. But sometimes life just isn’t fair and for addicts, disappointments during the first couple years of sobriety can be excruciating and present a steep uphill battle. So how do we stay in the positive and avoid the spiral so many others haven’t been able to avoid?
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