How many times have we heard that keeping secrets makes our disease stronger? Many members do not want to reveal their most private secrets at gatherings, but it is important that each of us chooses a place where we can share them. Will we talk about those behaviors we carry even in recovery, that we are ashamed to reveal? To what extent can we open up and to whom? If we feel uncomfortable sharing some details of our lives at gatherings, who do we turn to?
Our experience shows that the support relationship is the solution to these questions. Of course, the relationship with a supporter takes time to build, but the important thing is to trust this person enough to be completely honest with them. Our flaws only grow stronger when we try to hide them. If we want to free ourselves from them, we will need to expose them. Secrets stop being secrets the moment I share them with another human being.
