VULNERABILITY:

Some of us may have made a decision that no one was ever
going to hurt us again. We may automatically go on "feelings
freeze mode" when faced with emotional pain.

Hurt feelings are a part of life, relationships, and recovery.

It is understandable that we don't want to feel any more pain.
Many of us have had more than our share. In fact, at some
time in our life, we may have been overwhelmed, crushed, or
stopped in our tracks by the amount of pain we felt. We may
not have had the resources to cope with our pain or take
care of ourselves.

That was yesterday. Today, we don't have to be so
frightened of pain. It does not have to overwhelm us. We are
becoming strong enough to deal with hurt feelings. And we
don't have to become martyrs, claiming that hurt feelings and

suffering are all there is to life.

We need only allow ourselves to feel vulnerable enough to
feel hurt, when that's appropriate, and take responsibility for
our feelings, behaviors, and what we need to do to take care
of ourselves. We don't have to analyze or justify our feelings.
We need to feel them, and try not to let them control our
behavior.

Maybe our pain is showing us we need to set a boundary;
maybe it's showing us we're going in a wrong direction;
maybe it's triggering a deep healing process.

It's okay to feel hurt; it's okay to cry; it's okay to heal; it's
okay to move on to the next feeling, when it's time. Our
willingness and capacity to feel hurt will eventually be
matched by our willingness and capacity to feel joy.

Being in recovery does not mean immunity from pain; it
means learning to take loving care of ourselves when we
are in pain.

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