Surviving Slumps: A slump can go on for days. We feel sluggish, unfocused, and sometimes overwhelmed with feelings we cant sort out. We may not understand what is going on with us. Even our attempts to practice recovery behaviors may not appear to work. We still dont feel emotionally, mentally, and spiritually as good as we would like. In a slump, we may find ourselves reverting instinctively to old patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, even when we know better. We may find ourselves obsessing, even when we know that what were doing is obsessing and that it doesnt work. We may find ourselves looking frantically for other people to make us feel better, the whole time knowing our happiness and well-being does not lay with others. We may begin taking things personally that are not our issues, and reacting in ways weve learned all too well do not work. Were in a slump. It wont last forever. These periods are normal, even necessary. These are the days to get through. These are the days to focus on recovery behaviors, whether or not the rewards occur immediately. These are sometimes the days to let ourselves be and love ourselves as much as we can. We dont have to be ashamed, no matter how long weve been recovering. We dont have to unreasonably expect more from ourselves. We dont ever have to expect ourselves to live perfectly. Get through the slump. It will end. Sometimes, a slump can go on for days and then, in the course of an hour, we see ourselves pull out of it and feel better. Sometimes it can last a little longer. Practice one recovery behavior in one small area, and begin to climb uphill. Soon, the slump will disappear. We can never judge where we will be tomorrow by where we are today. TODAY, I WILL FOCUS ON PRACTICING ONE RECOVERY BEHAVIOR ON ONE OF MY ISSUES, TRUSTING THAT THIS PRACTICE WILL MOVE ME FORWARD. I WILL REMEMBER THAT ACCEPTANCE, GRATITUDE, AND DETACHMENT ARE A GOOD PLACE TO BEGIN. From: The Language Of Letting Go ~ Melody Beattie
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:19:16 +0000
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