Our Refusal to Grow Up

Our Refusal to Grow Up

Getting sober does not automatically make us emotionally mature.

We can stop drinking and still demand that people behave the way we want, depend on approval to feel okay, blame others for our unhappiness, avoid responsibility, and expect circumstances to provide the security we cannot find within ourselves.

Today we’ll talk about emotional sobriety, our refusal to grow up, and what happens when we begin accepting responsibility for our attitudes, reactions, expectations, and relationships.

Recovery asks us to become more than abstinent. It asks us to grow.

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