Defiant, this is exactly my twos m.o. EXACTLY.....Moaning and groaning, so ill, cannot get up, call in sick,
then POOF a friend calls-out the door.
I started calling them the "night walkers" because that is what they became.
It was the drugs, I realized, they were coming down, not high......ill, because they were not high. UGH.
The Viktor Frankl work-thank you...
I find this so interesting, my Dad loved Socrates, he was very stoic, smart, and a man of few words. When he spoke, it meant a lot. One of his favorite sayings,
"It is what it is" so little words, but so true.
Dad studied Epictetus and carried this quote with him
"Seek not to have things happen as you choose them, but rather choose that they should happen as they do, and you shall live prosperously."
I believe this is radical acceptance.
We have no control over external circumstances, only the way we react and respond. This helps in dealing with all of the emotion. It is hard for me, I am very sensitive, so working at this is constant.
I do not even talk with my two about rehab, or drugs anymore, it is like trying to pet a vicious dog......
One day at a time, inch by inch. Step by step and deep slow breaths.
Take good care of yourself.
(((HUGS)))
leafy
