Psychology Today | 09.07.2026 22:55
In my early days of recovery, my life and my future could not have looked more meaningless, unfair, and bleak to me. I had overwhelming negative emotions that did nothing but stoke self-pity and foster a negative self-concept based on this sense of ultimate defeat. In my darkest moments, I prayed and said, “If I make it through this, I don’t want all this to be random and meaningless—I want good to come out of it.” I prayed this many times over years, and through endless patience and years spanning over a decade, my prayer and wish came true.
