There are a lot of great acronyms in the program, and three of them describe the progress I've made with respect to fear. The first is: F*#k Everything And Run. This is how I dealt with fear before recovery, and, as a result, many unresolved issues became big problems and piled up on themselves until they overwhelmed me, creating even more fear and avoidance.
When I entered the program, I was taught that most of my fears were nothing more than False Evidence Appearing Real. Through working the steps, I found that many of my fears were just that - stories my head made up and elaborated on based on situations and evidence that didn't even exist. Through my recovery I learned to look at the facts and stay in the moment and this helped me see fear as it mostly is - False Evidence Appearing Real.
As my recovery increased, I learned that fear could also stand for: Face Everything And Recover. By following the basic tenets of this program - trust God, clean house, be of service - I have discovered that I can face and get through anything life has to throw at me. And this is especially true when it comes to fear. Today it doesn't matter what form fear takes, through recovery, I have a solution that works.
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So much truth here Pappy. I used alcohol to face my fears....
All I was doing was trying to put out the fire with gasoline.
I found out not only my alcoholism was progressive....But so we're my fears.
It became crippling for me. I don't have to live like that anymore. Thank God.
I think my one biggest fear is that I wouldn't be able to sober up, and find myself living under a bridge somewhere without a single friend in the world ... more drink'n made me not care for a little while longer ... then it got to the point I simply had to surrender and finally ask for help ... much like your story ... I thank God we're both still around and more than that, we care enough to try and help others that are where we used to be ...
Love ya man and God Bless, Pappy
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
