Self-acceptance

That was a topic I discussed with others today. What I can see is that the better I see my character defects the better I feel about myself. I am not a bad person nor will I ever be perfect. I am a work in progress. Today my head is quieter and I can see and respond to things instead of endlessly moving along on my own distorted self will. Laurie

You are on the same page. Even 10 yrs. sober, 5 yrs. at goal, I have truoble with the fact that everyone sees me as a loser. Is that because I was fat? I lived in Asia, started my own business, made some mula. So what's that all about? I have 2 houses, support 2 households in Singapore. I'm putting kids through college and taking care of ageing people with zero money. Vivcki

No I do not think it is because you were fat. I think it is because you are an addict and thats how our brains work. Left to our own thinking without checks and balances we will self destruct. I think we got fat because we used food like anything else to fill up that painful hole we live with if the disease is running amuk in our lives. laurie