under the bridge

Q: When did it occur to you that you have self-pity?

A: It never occurred to me that I have self-pity, not even on November 20, 2015 when I woke up under the Lancaster Avenue bridge in downtown Fort Worth, Texas carrying with me all my remaining worldly possessions in a brown paper bag. After couch-hopping homelessly for around 6 months, I thought living under a bridge was rather cool experience to have, although I really didn’t want to experience that sort of thing again–so I didn’t. That cold November morning almost 7 years ago was the last time I ever slept outside in the cold.

Self-pity is an emotion in which one feels self-centered sorrow and pity toward the self in regards to one’s own internal and external experiences of suffering. Self-pity has also been defined as an emotion directed towards others with the goal of attracting attention, empathy or help.

Instead of wallowing in self-pity, I got up off my ass on that cold November morning and found me an addiction recovery sponsor who knew exactly how to make the right suggestions that taught me how to defeat relapse and not die early from addiction.

AND THAT’S THE TRUTH

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