COMPETITION:

"Yes, I know your spouse is an alcoholic, but
my son is an alcoholic, and that's different.
That's worse!"

What an easy trap that can be for us. We are
out to show others how victimized we have
been, how much we hurt, how unfair life is, and
what a tremendous martyr we are. And we
won't be happy until we do!

The goal in recovery is not to show others how
much we hurt or have hurt. The goal is to stop
our pain, and to share that solution with others.

If we find ourselves trying to prove to someone
how much we've been hurt or if we try to top
someone else's pain, we may want to stop and
figure out what's going on. Do we need to
recognize how much we've hurt or are hurting?

There is no particular award or reward for
suffering, as many of us tricked ourselves into
believing in the height of our codependency.
The reward is learning to stop the pain and move
into joy, peace, and fulfillment.

That is the gift of recovery, and it is equally
available to each of us, even if our pain was
greater, or less, than someone else's.

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