The Power of Staying Connected
We ARE social creatures.
Originally posted on recoverymojo:
We are social creatures. It wouldn’t really matter if we evolved that way or were created that way or both or neither. What matters is that we are that way. And embracing the social nature of being is central to wellness. It’s funny how we insist that we don’t care what other people think about us. But really we do and really it’s okay. That’s how we are. We are social creatures.
There were times when broken or troubled relationships became an impetus for our drinking or using or eating or whatever. But that wasn’t all. We moved further and further away from others when behaviors became addictions. We had to hide to maintain those behaviors because deep inside we really did care what people thought about us. And the only way to stop caring, we thought, was to feed the addiction and further down — and out —…
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