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Addiction & Recovery

Stuart G

(38,421 posts)

14. I say the "Serenity Prayer" ..many times a day..I cannot control this, or that...or this thought or

Reply to RainCaster (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 4, 2021, 01:34 AM

Dec 2021

that thought..

Often when I drive to a meeting or to the store..I see the stupidest things that other drivers do. You name em
I have seen them.

All I can do is control me, and what I do and avoid the nutcakes..........and guess what.??????

We now have a sane person as President of the U.S. ..

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Two weeks, no purging. All the other stuff is still happening, but not the purging. [View all] GPV Nov 2021 OP

Hang in there GPV jpak Nov 2021 #1

Thanks! GPV Nov 2021 #6

Take care,GPV gademocrat7 Nov 2021 #2

Thank you! GPV Nov 2021 #7

You will win! The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #3

Thank you! GPV Nov 2021 #8

Doing your best is a BFD. Good on you irisblue Nov 2021 #4

Thanks so much! GPV Nov 2021 #9

Good for you, GPV RainCaster Nov 2021 #5

Thank you. Yes, acceptance is a hard one for me. I keep insisting that the universe should work my GPV Nov 2021 #10

Acceptance is often still hard for me even after more than 12 years Rhiannon12866 Nov 2021 #11

Sometimes the next minute or second is agonizing, and I have a ton of distorted thoughts like, GPV Nov 2021 #12

I've found that's when talking to someone who's been there helps Rhiannon12866 Nov 2021 #13

I say the "Serenity Prayer" ..many times a day..I cannot control this, or that...or this thought or Stuart G Dec 2021 #14