THE RESTORATION TO SANITY SOCIETY
Starting at the beginning of recovery we feel cut off from our feelings. We may feel chronically angry, depressed, spacey or numb. When we put down our drug, a day at a time, all sorts of long-suppressed feelings come roaring back to the surface. This is not comfortable. We handle it by talking and talking very fast, as if a rush of words could control the feelings and keep them at bay. we want to give permission for feelings to be felt. Whatever the we are feeling is OK. Of course, taking destructive action on a feeling is not OK, but we want to give the freedom to feel what they feel. Asking ourselves questions such as “What am I feeling right now?,” “When did I start to feel that way?,” “How do I feel now as I say that?,” or “Where in my body do I feel it?” can support us to recognise within ourselves the long suppressed feelings that bubble to the surface to become more comfortable with our felt experience.
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