Is this what I try to do on a daily basis.

yes, i work on distorted thinking daily! Great post!

I am working on the distorted thinking thing today. My brain feels like a scrambled egg. Great reminder!

I have found that the first thing i need to do is recognize when my brain starts thinking negative thoughts. Then I can stop myself and change those to positive thinking. I spend way to much time with non productive thinking and need to work on this. Thanks for the reminder

I waste so much time and mental energy thinking and worrying about worthless stuff and stuff that never happens. I know how to stop it but I don't and I can't figure out why. Some days I do OK and then the very next day I will make myself crazy with distorted thoughts about things that I think are going to happen or may happen when they may not happen at all. It's making it very hard for me to stay focused on staying sober.

What is really bad is that all this crap that I'm dealing with is a direct result of my drinking. The most important thing I have to do in my life is stay sober but instead of focusing on that I focus on the problems that my drinking has caused and neglect my program of recovery. Is that distorted thinking or what? If I fail in my recovery all of my imagined problems will become a reality.

I need to learn how to let go and detach. I have the head knowledge I just don't seem to have what it takes to actually put in into practice.

Yup, today is one of those day for me also. is there a full moon coming??
I hear ya Rick I'm so grateful today i can identify those negative thoughts and turn them around.

To Recovery everyone!

The full moon just passed believe me! It almost knocked me down. Yes, telling that aweful voice to shut up. the one that says I'm not good enough, and says life is unfair, and that things are never going to be good or worse...I say zip it! I'm not listening.

Giving up the need to control everything..that's something I must control!Good reminder Gjm.