I’m so happy I stumbled upon this channel! This was just what I was needing today and I didn’t even search for it. What a tender mercy! I’m going to write down these replacement characteristics. I look forward to hearing more. Thanks!
I used to describe that my family used gossip and judgment about others as the family sport-that was the chronic habitual culture. And just last week I shared with my therapist that my obsession with ruminating about old issues with my family, for instance, even though I have separated from them I have this compulsive need to continue to try to explain myself in the effort to be understood, is as strong as my addiction to substances before I got recovery. It is the only thing that has felt as powerful and unrelenting. It disturbs my sleep and almost every waking moment. And the only thing that relieved my obsession to use after I was in a treatment program for three weeks… Was a profound personal surrender.
It can be a real challenge to recognize how our upbringing has impacted our own behaviors, but an even greater challenge to break free of it. What would you say fueled you to make such a "personal surrender?"
This was great! I know I do these things so these tools will help!
great stuff, keep it up
I’m so happy I stumbled upon this channel! This was just what I was needing today and I didn’t even search for it. What a tender mercy! I’m going to write down these replacement characteristics. I look forward to hearing more. Thanks!
I used to describe that my family used gossip and judgment about others as the family sport-that was the chronic habitual culture.
And just last week I shared with my therapist that my obsession with ruminating about old issues with my family, for instance, even though I have separated from them I have this compulsive need to continue to try to explain myself in the effort to be understood, is as strong as my addiction to substances before I got recovery. It is the only thing that has felt as powerful and unrelenting. It disturbs my sleep and almost every waking moment.
And the only thing that relieved my obsession to use after I was in a treatment program for three weeks… Was a profound personal surrender.
It can be a real challenge to recognize how our upbringing has impacted our own behaviors, but an even greater challenge to break free of it. What would you say fueled you to make such a "personal surrender?"