The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
There are now some new technical terms to describe some of our issues in recovery
One of them is #backdraft# that is when we start applying boundaries, regulating our emotions and doing better self care we sometimes have to deal with even more symptoms
The other issue of course is when we begin to set boundaries with certain people they resist more
So for me personally when I push hard on my recovery which I have been able to do this month the results will not ge instant
I am constantly working on my boundaries. Even the small adjustments are difficult. People do not respond well to boundaries. One way I had to do boundaries was to be irritable and set boundaries by default. Well tine to throw that one out I am not willing to give people ammunition
In some ways it can be fun
When my boundary radar is going off I get to try different responses. Certain people do not let up