Posted by ClearSkies on July 25, 2006, at 19:51:39
In reply to Re: I'm seeing her tomorrow afternoon. » ClearSkies, posted by AuntieMel on July 24, 2006, at 12:01:54
> I just saw this.
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> I have many things that I would feel enormous shame about - if I hadn't (finally) convinced myself that it wasn't *me* doing them, it was that dang bottle.
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> After all, if it was *me* doing it, would I feel shame?
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>It wasn't the bottle that did this stuff. Cold stone sober. But maybe it was done as a knee-jerk reaction to living with an active alcoholic. He was lots of different 'holics, not just drinking. Right now, my defiance seems staggering. And deeply shameful.
The forgiveness is up to me. And I'm not so hot at forgiving myself *anything* so this will take some skill and time.
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