Down Days

I had kind of a down day yesterday. It was really no big deal- I wasn’t upset by anything in particular, but I had a little jet lag and basically woke up on the gloomy side of the bed. With my history, of course this was mildly alarming to the people who love me, making everyone worried I was headed down the road to relapse. As Kris said yesterday, “everyone just wants to put me in emotional bubble wrap”. This is understandable, but I need to remember the focus of my recovery can’t be avoiding down days or upsetting things. The cause of my drinking was always a lot deeper than getting upset about something. The focus of my recovery needs to be learning to cope with adversity, problems, and down days like a normal, balanced human.