Dallas BraggFormer crystal methamphetamine user, I help men who have sex with men break free from the addictive patterns associated with Chemsex. Currently expanding my expertise by seeking to become a Certified

Building new habits in recovery #recoveryispossible

23 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this personal monologue, the speaker discusses the struggle with feelings of unworthiness that stem from past mistakes and the belief that everyone has done terrible things. They argue that forgiveness is not immediate but develops over time as one begins to engage in better habits and actions for oneself and others. By consistently doing positive things, a person can gradually replenish a metaphorical ‘self‑worth bank account’ that was previously depleted by negative self‑perception, leading to a healthier sense of self in recovery.

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It's building new habits that make you feel good about yourself, right? So like, I, I, I suffered with like unworthiness. We have all done terrible things. Yeah, we're all— we're all— we've all been bad people. We're not— We've all been messed— we've all been messed up. Yeah, we've all been— yeah, exactly, messed up. That's hilarious. Um, so, um, with that being said, there, there is a level of forgiveness that has to happen, but that comes over time. And forgiveness happens when you start doing things better, when you start doing better things for yourself, for other people. Then you're— then it starts to almost like— it's like a bank account where you're so negative in the bank account because you're unworthy and you've done all these bad things.