CONTROL:

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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