CONTROL:

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Sometimes, the gray days make us feel uncomfortable. Some old
feelings come rushing back on those days. We may feel needy,
scared, ashamed, unable to care for ourselves.

When this happens, it's hard to trust ourselves, others, the goodness
of life, and the good intentions of our Higher Power. The past seems
senseless; the future, bleak. We feel certain the things we want in
life will never happen.

We may have become convinced that things and people outside of
ourselves hold the key to our happiness. That's when we may try to
control people and situations to mask our pain. When these times
strike, others often begin to react negatively to our controlling.

When we're not in a good place, searching for happiness outside
ourselves and looking to others to provide our peace and stability,
remember this: Even if we could control things and people, even if
we got what we wanted, we would still be ourselves. Our emotional
state would still be in turmoil.

In recovery, we learn that our job is to take care of ourselves, and
we can do it by using our resources: ourselves, our Higher Power,
our support systems, and our recovery programs.

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