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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 123428" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p>Not sure what you mean by "facing our demons"....</p><p></p><p>Does that mean acknowledging they're there, accepting the damage or other impact they've had on us (or others), accepting responsibility (if we're the cause) or forgiving (if we're not the cause), trying to correct, fix, or make amends to ourselves or others?</p><p></p><p>Personally, I think that this is a pretty tricky issue, at least for me. Twelve-step principles aside, I think that it's not an 'all or none' answer. There are some demons I can face. Some, I can't - ever. Some I've faced, and lost the fight, and am still repairing the damage.</p><p></p><p>I guess for me, facing your demons is akin to facing terminal cancer when you're in your late 70's. In the long run, will it help or hurt? Will the chemo cause more damage, shorten your life, and make your quality of life worse than letting the cancer run its course? Will facing your demons make your life (or someone else's life) better in the long run, or is it better to simply take the detour around that washed-out part of the road for as long as you can?</p><p></p><p>Hard choice. I've gone both ways on several issues in my life. I can say, though, that I have had to make personal, difficult choices to face certain aspects of my life that I wanted to bury. I did so because not facing those demons would have made my life easier, but it would have been severely injurious to others whom I hold dear.</p><p></p><p>Hard question to answer.....</p><p></p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 123428, member: 3579"] Not sure what you mean by "facing our demons".... Does that mean acknowledging they're there, accepting the damage or other impact they've had on us (or others), accepting responsibility (if we're the cause) or forgiving (if we're not the cause), trying to correct, fix, or make amends to ourselves or others? Personally, I think that this is a pretty tricky issue, at least for me. Twelve-step principles aside, I think that it's not an 'all or none' answer. There are some demons I can face. Some, I can't - ever. Some I've faced, and lost the fight, and am still repairing the damage. I guess for me, facing your demons is akin to facing terminal cancer when you're in your late 70's. In the long run, will it help or hurt? Will the chemo cause more damage, shorten your life, and make your quality of life worse than letting the cancer run its course? Will facing your demons make your life (or someone else's life) better in the long run, or is it better to simply take the detour around that washed-out part of the road for as long as you can? Hard choice. I've gone both ways on several issues in my life. I can say, though, that I have had to make personal, difficult choices to face certain aspects of my life that I wanted to bury. I did so because not facing those demons would have made my life easier, but it would have been severely injurious to others whom I hold dear. Hard question to answer..... Mikey [/QUOTE]
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