Our partner

margharris
Consumer 6
Consumer 6
 
Posts: 2463
Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:20 am
Blog: View Blog (78)
Archives
- July 2019
Empowering thought choice.
   Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:27 pm
The two of you need to meet.
   Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:29 pm
Awaken to your pattern of thinking
   Thu Jul 04, 2019 11:21 pm

+ June 2019
+ April 2019
+ December 2018
+ July 2018
+ November 2015
+ August 2015
+ July 2015
+ June 2015
+ May 2015
+ April 2015
+ March 2015
Search Blogs

Body dysmorphia: First AA meeting

Permanent Linkby margharris on Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:57 pm

Well he went to his first AA meeting. That is actually a big step. About twelve people, all of whom he described as similar to himself meet at the local church at 7.30 in the evening. They were not the street vagabond types but intellectuals, mostly well spoken. They all told their story as he was a newbie. It was not religious. They only repeated the Serenity prayer at the end of the meeting. He tells me he needs to go to these meetings each week. He has crashed today. Bed rescue. Hopefully this is not just a prequel to going out tonight to see the new girlfriend.
His case worker also came yesterday. She recognized he needed more support so will come next week again. She was able to see the scrap along his nose and the skin off his chest from the fall over the fence. She, along with the police the night before have tried to ram it home to him that this is serious and he cant dismiss it. He is an alcoholic and needs to address it. This is very much a symptom of BDD too.
He was trying to self medicate the thoughts away. It might work at some level like a miracle pill but you can't get the genie back in the bottle. It becomes an vile evil devil. You can't remember what you did or what conversation you had. You can't recall what you are to do today. It is an anaesthetic for your pain while insidiously making sure you get even more. You went through the door to the darkside.
What is the excuse today. Lie, just another lie. Suspend judgement about what you are doing. Who you are deceiving? Who is the victim?
Hopefully this AA works and he does start his own journey on a road of recovery with the passion and mindset to overcome this demon.
Marg

0 Comments Viewed 42178 times

Who is online

Registered users: Bing [Bot], Google [Bot], Google Feedfetcher, krk1087, Majestic-12 [Bot]