Emotional Sobriety: Emotions produce euphoric and intoxicating effects. They can produce a sense of ease and comfort and contentment. When we are operating under the influence of our emotions verses the influence of our intelligence — we are Emotionally Inebriate.
The euphoric and intoxicating effects of Emotional Inebriation can produce a dependency and even an addiction to the emotional states. Withdrawal of Emotional Inebriation often results with the toxic feelings of guilt, remorse, depression, resentment, feelings of personal inadequacy, loneliness, restlessness, irritability, discontentment, and the similar physical symptoms in our body that are often associated with a “hang over” or withdrawal from being under the influence of alcohol and other drugs.
So, it isn’t any wonder why — a pattern develops of a return to “chasing the euphoria of the emotional state” that requires certain behavioral and psychological dependencies, scenarios, individuals, experiences and conditions — to produce the desired emotional state.
Emotional Sobriety: By learning how to discipline, control & create our desired emotional states — and eliminate our undesired emotional states — we can turn Polar Bears into Polar Puppies without Pills, Pot or Alcohol.
The detailed instructions for Step Ten, in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous, indicate that we have moved into a different phase of our recovery — and that one of the main objectives is to grow in understanding and effectiveness. The book indicates that by this time our sanity, in regards to alcohol will have been restored. That we begin to act sane and normal.
To grow in understanding: Here, we begin to practice living our lives based upon sound thinking — rather than emotional reactions. We begin to make decisions and choices using our Intellect rather than being controlled or dependant upon our Emotions.
~Dallas B.
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