*flex* and others in recovery?

[spedrunner]

Over the weekend I saw "wild". It was really good! However it made me notice how sick of a feeling, anger, disgust and many memories of my past relationships and my father

I was never an addict myself buty father was and my XH. I was just curious if movies and books ( books give me this feeling too when they go into drugs and alcohol) leave you with the same effect?
My XH swore it never gave him any negative feelings.

I know personally recovering from and eating disorder , movies and books with ed triggers do not leavee with the uneasy feeling as drugs and alcohol

[flex]

This is why I go to meetings: I need to hear "my" story told so I never forget (or talk myself out of it) that I do have a drinking/drug problem. I also need to be continually reminded how my negative actions affect the people around me.

And, yes...I do feel sick to my stomach and I DO remember the despair that I felt when I was "out there". But I want that sick feeling to remain with me for the rest of my life because I need it...to remember.

[spedrunner]

thanks flex <3

[lexxasaurus]

I don't mind them, though I sometime get pangs of guilt for missing it, or I get anxious over the story. The feelings tend to leave quickly. Ones that are MEANT to be psychological are the only my ones that really leave me uneasy. Requiem For A Dream? Ruins me. I love the movie, but I feel like I need to throw up every time I watch it.