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Mind Reading
Posted On 05/24/2008 13:24:17 by OfficeGoddess

Don't we addicts think of nothing but how something effects us? I still work on giving it up (Let it Go) and other's decisions should not effect me.

I need to speak up and ask questions; instead of ASSUMING that other's are thinking what I think they are thinking!

I need to work on remembering I am not a mind reader!

When I start thinking someone else have negative thoughts about me - I am doomed to a self-pity party!

I still have feelings! I can get hurt, angry or estactically happy - and I don't have to drink to feed the emotions. I reach into my tool kit and find what's going to work instead of drinking.

My Pity-party lasted less than 1 hour. I worked through my emotions and placed the factual information before me. Wow - what a concept, huh?!

I called my sponsor - another decent concept, huh?!

I went to a meeting - that I was four days overdue - whew! I'm on a roll!

God is good when I can STOP feeling for myself and look at what is really going on.

Thanks for reading!


Tags: Self-pity Self-doubt



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From: DisgruntledGurl
05/25/2008 01:26:45

Geesh... 'Assuming' has been the name of my proverbial auto-pilot for as long as I can remember, and certainly a lot tougher to retrain my stinking thinking in that regard. At least my self-pity parties break up early. :P

From: Endurancefan
05/25/2008 00:48:58

Thanks for writing!



From: crow73
05/24/2008 18:18:28

Assuming is making an ass out of you and me both. My therapist told me that one! --Angie Fallowfield (crow73)



From: crow73
05/24/2008 18:16:15

I have learned to not let people rent space in my head, and don't waste any energy on what people will think of me. It's none of my business what people think, and that's my motto!
--Angie Fallowfield (crow73)

From: DennisS
05/24/2008 15:15:15

     Hey - thats my shovel! At least twice a month I pull some bonehead stunt like listen to someone while not hearing what they really are saying.
     So I start to dig myself a hole. I suppose that normal people just blow it off, but not me. I guess I'm getting better at it, at least I only use a shovel, instead of the backhoe like I used to. Easier to clean up the mess..
YFIR,
Dennis 

From: pikkunen
05/24/2008 15:01:29

Boy, can I relate! It's so easy to decide what I think others think and make decissions based on that. Talk about insanity! :-) But we got the tools. And that is truly a blessing! Odat!

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