The Life-Saving Connections of Alcoholics Anonymous During COVID-19

I was 20 years old when I got sober. The powerlessness over my alcoholism and the journey over the last 26 years has been ever-changing. Life continues to happen when you get sober. I’ve been through tough times and amazing experiences; sometimes at the same time. Getting sober can change you. It’s supposed to. A new design for living that recovery can offer you is an opportunity to create a life that brings you deep heart-centered connections that just don’t happen outside of recovery. Within the rooms of my 12-step program, I have developed relationships with people who understand how my alcoholic mind works, what thoughts lead a person to addiction and what it means to embrace life with goals of trying to be a better version of yourself. On the surface, it can look like an alcoholic just doesn’t know how to stop drinking. Some think the physical obsession that is so powerful encompasses everything about what alcoholism is. The idea that if an alcoholic could just stop the physical act of drinking, they would be fine, is a misconception. It runs much deeper than that. Alcoholism is a symptom of a much greater problem. My much greater problem had very little to do with the substance of alcohol and everything to do with me. The insanity of the alcoholic mind — that I now refer to as the disease of perception — is cunning, baffling and powerful, as we learn in Alcoholics Anonymous. This disease of the mind is what led me to drink. As a form of ...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Addiction Alcoholism Peer Support Recovery Substance Abuse addiction support Alcoholics Anonymous Relapse Source Type: blogs