Last week, I admit that I was half asleep during one of Doc’s counseling sessions, when I heard our patient say something that made my ears perk up. Doc had asked the patient what they felt was the biggest lesson they had learned in recovery that helped them to turn their life around. They responded with a very insightful answer. ” I learned that you have to face your problems in order to fix them.” That made me sit up and take notice, because that is one of the truest statements I had ever heard.
No one gets better if they are not willing to acknowledge that there is a problem in the first place. You can apply that to multiple issues in your life. Now I get it, it can been bruising to your ego to admit you are wrong or need help. But just like everything, you can make a choice to address what is going on or remain miserable. It does take maturity to own your choices. You don’t have to face things alone, you can always ask for help. Doc has taught me that it’s ok to admit you are wrong, because once you do that, you can learn from your mistake and make better choices the next time.
Learning from my own experiences, I have found that if you don’t learn from your mistakes the first time, that the same lesson will continue to show up in you life over and over again until you fix it. So it’s up to you. Acknowledge your problems and move forward to a better life, or stay stuck in the same old miserable cycle. I know what I would choose.