Great share, thank you.
A great topic Jan, thanks for bringing it up.
False pride for me, is taking credit for what is not mine. I can be proud of what I have accomplished in recovery, but I am not the one who got me sober, kept me sober, and giving credit where credit is due. I wouldn't have stayed sober without my Higher Power, the people put in my path, the literature, the good orderly direction I received to get me to where I am in today.
I believe it is important to take pride in yourself along with some gratitude. False pride for me is thinking it was all about me. It was done for me and my Higher Good, but it is for the Higher Good of all. A celebration isn't about me, it is for the Fellowship and the people in my life, it is a we program.
False pride is me taking credit for 22 years of recovery. It is a one day at a time program. It isn't about the years, it is about the day and what I do in today for my recovery. For me that is making healthy choices, sharing with others, and daily contact with my God.
False pride is dishonesty and not facing up to reality and using other substance(s) as a substitute for your drug of choice. Saying we are clean and sober, when in reality we have other addictions like food, gambling, pills, pot, and just drinking wine thinking it won't hurt. I also found that I used my bed, my computer and my TV, to detach and shut down, because I wasn't willing to stay in today and face my feelings.
It is like saying you are F.I.N.E. when in fact it means frustrated, insecure, neurotic, and emotional.
For me, it also means the outside doesn't match the inside.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...0-quotes-pride
