Date:   4/23/2006 9:51:00 AM ( 18 y ago)
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here's the thing: our addictions are complicated. it isn't just mental, it's physical, emotional, biochemical.....our systems are complex. people use for different reasons, not all of our disease we understand.
I've been sober for a while now. sometimes I feel like a dry drunk. once in a while I actually realize I've come a long way and I'm still lost. we're on this path. trying to figure out how to make it through.
one thing I've learned in AA is that everyone shows us something we need to see. and by that woman being judgemental, I remembered how important it is to not jump to judgement and to reach out. I don't see the benefit to alienating this person who was sharing. I hope the person who wrote that will think about how her words affect others.
My system is all off from years of abuse and I've been in the process for the last few years of trying to get my body and brain back on track. it isn't just being sober, although that's the first thing, I also have to heal my adrenals that became burnt out and my thyroid and hormones....I eat really well, aside from occasional sugar...I'm vegetarian, eat organic, basically work my hardest to take good care of myself, which IS a huge issue for us AAers! am I wrong? I mean, part of our problem is learning to care for ourselves, taking responsibility, not sabatoging....etc.. anyway, I'm still not well. what I'm doing isn't enough. I still feel strange and sometimes unstable, exhausted all the time, insomnia, mildly depressed....through research I discovered I have adrenal fatigue, which is how I came to this board and then was happy to discover this AA board.
so, I know I have to take certain herbs and eat a certain diet so I can recover.
and this is all linked.
I'm babbling now, but my point is, is that I'm happy this guy shared this info. we're all dealing with the aftermath of our destruction.

 

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