| Signs
of Recovery
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We seek to develop a daily relationship with a Higher Power,
knowing that we are not alone in our efforts to heal ourselves
from our addiction.
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We are willing to be vulnerable because the capacity to trust
has been restored to us by our faith in a Higher Power.
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We surrender, one day at a time, our whole life strategy of,
and our obsession with, the pursuit of romantic and sexual intrigue
and emotional dependency
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We learn to avoid situations that may put us at risk physically,
morally, psychologically or spiritually.
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We learn to accept and love ourselves, to take responsibility
for our lives, and take care of our own needs before involving
ourselves with others.
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We become willing to ask for help, allowing ourselves to be
vulnerable and learning to trust and accept others.
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We allow ourselves to work through the pain of our low self
esteem and our fears of abandonment and responsibility. We learn
to feel comfortable in solitude.
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We begin to accept our imperfections and mistakes as a part
of being human, healing our shame and perfectionism while working
on our character defects.
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We begin to substitute honesty for self destructive ways of
expressing emotions and feelings.
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We become honest in expressing who we are, developing true intimacy
in our relationships with ourselves and others.
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We learn to value sex as a by-product of sharing, commitment,
trust, and cooperation in a partnership.
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We are restored to sanity, on a daily basis, by participating
in the process of recovery.
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