ACOA Recovery Slogans by Incest Survivor

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initmacy = in-to-me-see	Keep the focus on your Self	One day at a time	Easy does it	Zip the lip
Practice makes better	Keep it simple	Think	Let go and let God	Feelings are not facts
This too shall pass	When in doubt, leave it out	Pain heals; abuse scars	Act, don't react	Say what you mean; mean what you say
Live and let live "I'm a damaged person. I'm warning you ahead of time because damaged people are dangerous. We already KNOW we're going to survive."	DID: Do it differently	Try to become the person you'd like to come home to	Listen and learn	FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
Today do something for someone you love: Leave them alone	Utilize, don't analyze	Identify, don't compare	First things first	How important is it?
Keep an open mind	Who am I?	What do I want?	What do I need?	It either will or it won't
GOD: Good Orderly Direction	Bring the body and the mind will follow	Progress, not perfection	Where I am right now is exactly where I should be	I am enough
Try not to be a persecutor, victim or enabler	Evil is live spelled backwards	Keep it green	ALL "shoulds" are a lie.
We are not to "blame" if we accept responsibility for our feelings	Things got worse, things got better, and things got different	Everything after the word "But" cancels out everything before it.
God grants me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Affirmation	Anger, guilt, and fear become strenth, hope and experience	The three A's: Awareness Acceptance Action	HALT: don't get too hungry angry lonely or tired	The three C's: We didn't cause it We can't cure it We can't control it
FEAR = Fuck Everything and Run or Face Everything and Recover "Awareness...It is impossible to be present with life if your needs aren't met or you're addicted to a substance or behavior. All you are present to is yourself, and even that's questionable." Everything before the word "but" is a lie. Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional. The definition of addiction..."anything that takes the place of my relationship with my Higher Power."	Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed. It is true that when one door closes, another one opens. It's those hallways that are the real bitch. If I'm the one to notice there is a problem.......then I'm the one to do something about it...if I'm involved in the problem!	THE BOOK OF LIFE Chapter 1 - I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost. I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It takes forever to find the way out. Chapter 2 - I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I'm in the same place, but it isn't my fault. It still takes a long time to get out. Chapter 3 - I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there. I still fall in, it's a habit. Yet, my eyes are open. I know where I am. It's my fault. I get out immediately. Chapter 4 - I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it. Chapter 5 - I walk down another street. - Anonymous

I Try to Take One Day at a Time, But Sometimes Several Days Attack Me At Once by Ashleigh Brilliant

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