Jan 04, 2008 03:45AM
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The new year is bringing a lot of hope for change in my life. I started my Chantix to stop smoking, I joined a diet community to modify my diet and I have subscribed to some podcasts to motivate me and enrich me. My alcoholism sabotages me though. It makes me think things that aren't reality. It deceives me into thinking I can not or I'm not worthy enough to achieve my goals. My depression only compounds it. But I am ready for it. I have developed a strategy to keep the demons at bay for now. I don't know if it will work in the long run but I have faith it might. When I get frustrated and angry thats when things really unravel for me. Its soo hard to control it. I get soo weak and I say **** it, its not worth it but I never remember its myself that I am punishing. Maybe I do and I get some sublime pleasure in mentally berating myself so I can justify my failures. I also set myself up for the failures I internalize by setting up expectations for myself. It creates this endless cycle for me that I am just sick and tired of which is good because that means Im ready to change it. I soo want to change things and I am ready to blow through road blocks and step over dead bodies to get there as they say. My aggression is misinterpreted a lot so I have to work on that. Why do I have such a laundry list of things??? It aggravates me but I am choosing to only focus on a few things and the rest might fall into place. I feel terribly alone despite reaching out for support. I used to take it personally when people didn't respond but then I realized that they can't help me. That my problems are too much of a burden in this stressful world. Even if someone did respond, I might not like what they have to say, so perhaps thats the lesson to be learned here.
I don't want to be anxious about embarking on this journey. I don't want to carry resentments. I don't want to allow myself to feed into that ridiculous negative thinking, how do I change that? I want to be better. I want to be a better employee, a better friend, a better lover, a better sibling, better at letting go. Better at forgiving myself, better at being grateful, better at managing my stress, better at managing my money for that matter! hahahah I always want more, now with one being too many and a thousand never enough. It never ends and I wish it weren't the struggle I have but its part of who I am.