Meditations on "Victim"

To prevent relapse in vulnerable times we need to allow our lives to be continuously shaped by God's principles.

Life in recovery is a journey of recognizing the self-centered ways we have lived, and then seeking God and mentors to teach us how to live considerately and kindly towards others.

At some point, in the darkness where we lived, we became aware that we were powerless over our dependencies and that our lives had become unmanageable.

Infidelity in a relationship has harmed many of us.

We feel hurt when another’s unkind words or actions cause our self-worth to be devalued.

In recovery, as well as in addiction, we can have a victim mentality.

We feel hurt when another’s unkind words or actions cause our self-worth to be devalued.

Accepting responsibility for our behaviour is difficult for most of us even in recovery.

Having a loving relationship with God and praying with Him about everything we do is the solid foundation for those who seek to build their lives with God in recovery.

An important part of living with God in recovery is coming to an accurate view of what went wrong in our relationships and doing our part to make things right.

“Principles before personalities” is one of those sayings we hear at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

A person with a victim mentality has learned to focus on suffering while trying to avoid more at any cost.