PAIN:

There are many sources of pain in our life. We have
feelings, sometimes from early childhood to the
present, that either hurt to much to feel or that we
had no support and permission to deal with.

There are other inevitable sources of pain in our life
too. There is sadness and grief that comes when we
experience change, even good change.

We have many choices about how to stop this pain.
Compulsive and addictive behaviors stop pain –
temporarily. We may have used alcohol, other drugs,

relationships, or sex to stop our pain.

To survive, we may have used some of these options,
only to find that these were Band-Aids – temporary
pain relievers that did not solve the problem.

In recovery, there is a better choice about how we
may stop pain. We can face it and feel it. When we
are ready, with our Higher Power's help, we can
summon the courage to feel the pain, let it go, and
let the pain move us forward – into a new decision,
a better life.

We can stop the behaviors we are doing that cause
pain, if that's appropriate. We can make decisions to
remove ourselves from situations that cause repeated,

similar pain.

If we are being hit repeatedly by pain, there is a
lesson. Trust the idea. Something is being worked out
in us. The answer will not come from addictive or
other compulsive behaviors; we will receive the
answer when we feel our feelings.

Go with the flow, even when the flow takes us through
uncomfortable feelings.

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