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Reflection for the Day

okiyoe1
okiyoe1
Before I admitted my powerlessness over alcohol and other chemicals, I had as much self-worth as a peeled zero. I came into the program as a nobody who desperately wanted to be somebody. In retrospect my self-esteem was shredded,seemingly beyond repair. Gradually, the program enabled me to achieve an ever stronger sense of self-worth . I've come to accept myself , realizing I'm not as bad as had always supposed myself to be. Am I learning that my self-worth is not dependent on the approval of others, but instead is truly a"inside job"?
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deleted_user
deleted_user
Nice. Very nice. True. So true.

Thanks for this share.

I'm going to tell SoberWorld to come read this.
deleted_user
deleted_user
thanks for this reflection... very very true.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thanks for the post! I've spent my whole life trying to gain self worth based on the approval of others, especially women ... not a good way to live, at the mercies of others. I'm making progress, but slowly ...
nickyj18022002
nickyj18022002
I was told early on in my recovery that the best way to get self esteem is to do esteemable things and the best way to have self worth is to be worthy.

It is not suprising that I had no self esteem or self worth when I was drinking, my behaviour was neither esteemable or worthy.

I have found that what I was told is true - my self esteem has certainly increased since I started behaving in a different way. How I feel about myself does not depend so much in what other people think (though it can be very useful to take that into account at times) but on how I act and how I live.