Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand that there are times when life becomes hectic, stressful, and abundantly overwhelming and we know that this can lead to bouts of anxiety which lead us into bouts of panic or even full blown panic attacks. This is not a comfortable place to be. What we need to realize is that we need to remain abstinent when this happens. When we remain abstinent subtle relief often makes its way into our lives. Often we need to breathe or find our breath. We need to go for a walk. We need to talk to someone we can trust and we might even need to take some responsibilities or endeavors off of our plate. Some of us use centering prayer. Some of us just say help hoping for divine intervention or grace to take place. It’s a day by day thing. Hold on. Relief will come. Peace.
