In a recovery program we need to abstain from our unhealthy habits before we can heal the hurt inner child in us.

Hi

What is the meaning of respect to me?

For me it is a sense of healthy values and a quote I found very true is that I am not able to respect others if I do not respect my self.

Is being respectful an indcation that I am a healthy person. Yes for me for sure. A sense of healthy values is expressing my gratitude and appreciation. Showing gratitude and appreciation for me is not person pleasing.

Showing gratitude and appreciation indicates my spirtual values I am non religious.

Showng respect indicates how much I value my self and other people, what they do or say I appreciate the healthy interactions.

True respect has nothing what so ever to do with fear, unhealthy criminal eliments will say they wantd to be respected, often they use pain agression and intimidation to control other people in to fearing having a healthy voice of their unhealthy behaviours.

If we are healthy and respectful we will no longer do unhealthy things or hurt our self or others. By being healthy we will no longer live in guilt regret shame of the thinsg that we ahve done against our own conscience. Often people with addictions and obsessions are reacting to certain unhealthy emotional triggers from the pains of their past.

Hence the meaning of recovery for me is healing the hurt inner child in me, also reducing the fear which were a result of the pains of our past. In a recovery program we need to abstain from our unhealthy habits before we can heal the hurt inner child in us.

By being consumed by unhealthy addictions or obsessions only indicate that we are emotionally vulnerable and are trying to escape in our fears in different ways. So only when I am able to love myself can I love other people.

Only when I am able to respect myself can I respect other people. Only when I am able to trust myself can I trust other people. Only when I am healthy and healed can I live a healthy intimate relationship with my self, and only then can I have a healthy intimate relationship with others.

Love and peace to every one.