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Emotional sobriety

Emotional Sobriety is the management of negative and
potentially harmful emotions that pose a threat to a
recovering person’s state of contented abstinence.
Like it or not, most addicted people are sensitive and
have learned in the past to manage their emotions in
maladaptive fashion – usually resorting to addictive
behaviour to help them cope with the pain of anger,
grief, anxiety, rejection, and the like. The key to
practising emotional sobriety is to learn to accept
the pain of our emotions. We must step back and see
the reality of each situation and tell ourselves that
growth comes from experience, good or bad. Do I
understand that running away from painful emotions
is no longer a coping strategy?

Our pain and suffering can be a gift to others. Our
response to emotional pain and the manner in
which we deal with it, is something that helps not
just ourselves but others who may be in the same
situation. This connection between pain and
recovery is one of many paradoxes that we come
across. Today I ask God for the strength and
understanding to manage my emotions.