frustration

It’s days like this when i really feel uneasy about my recovery. I can’t tell if I’m coping or being in denial. I can’t tell if the things I’m worrying about are real or if I’m making them up in my head. Is it because I’m smart or insecure? I feel embarrassed of my feelings. I feel like I can’t tell you anything anymore, I feel betrayed. How is it that I can read someone like a book and know they are of good character and intentions but then at the same time feel so uneasy. Is that fair? Do they really understand what they’re getting into? Are they really going to love me on the bad days? Do they really get who I am? Or am I the one that doesn’t know who i am? I am so confused and i have no idea who I’m supposed to talk to. Is it love when you can’t talk to your “Lover” about things like this? It makes me so sad that i have such a hard time excepting happiness. 

do you?

do you love me or are you just lonely?

do you know what love is at all?

are you mistaking love for desperation?

or is that love?

what is it?

recoveryisbeautiful:

1. Everyday, give your child your undivided attention for five minutes.
2. When you are upset with your child, send “I messages” instead of
“you messages.”
3. When your child is upset, give them empathy (stand in his shoes
for the moment).
4. When you give a job/responsibility to your child, let him do it
his own way. If he blows it, let it be.
5. Discipline with love (separate the behavior from the person).
6. Show an interest in your child’s friends.
7. Use nicknames that will build self-image.
8. Work to keep your self-esteem high.
9. Be polite.
10.Make sure your family rules are understood.

(Taken from101 Ways To Boost Your Child’s Self-Esteem, by Dr. Alvin H.
Price, Ph.D.and Jay A. Perry.)

(via redheaded-love)