Posted by CrazyGuy on March 26, 2004, at 19:48:32
In reply to Re: Feel so Guilty » Kristylynn, posted by justyourlaugh on March 26, 2004, at 13:15:06
Hey, Kristy. As somebody once told me, "guilt is a useless [though normal] emotion." Nobody's perfect and we ALL make mistakes! I think the fact that (a) you know you made "a mistake" and (b) you've expressed a desire not to return to using are signs that you're in a much better place now than you've been at times way back when -- i.e. you do recognize it as a problem now and you probably didn't way back when. "Relapse" is a part of the struggle for sobriety, so just accept the fact that you made a mistake and ask yourself "What can I do today to stay on the clean and sober path?" Was there a specific "trigger" that caused you to relapse? If so, what can you do to avoid/remove that trigger moving forward? Stay strong sister! You *CAN* do it!!!
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