These are the thoughts that work for me. I hope you find them of use. If not, please disregard them and find something that works for you. That is the basis of recovery. The most important thing is that it works.
Recovery starts with uncovering.
The process begins with us being honest with ourselves. We admit life has become uncontrollable and unmanageable. We search and find our character faults that have prevented us from having a healthy life. We need to get past all levels of denial. Denial is what we use to protect ourselves from the pain we now face.