An every-day addict

Recovery
#1

“We can never fully recover, no matter how long we stay clean."

After getting a little time in the program, some of us begin to think we have been cured. We've learned everything our program has to teach us; we've grown bored with the meetings; and our sponsor keeps droning the same old refrain: "The steps-the steps-the steps!" We decide it is time to get on with our lives, cut way back on meetings, and try to make up for the years we have lost to active addiction. We do this, however, at the peril of our recovery.

Those of us who have relapsed after such an episode often try to go to as many meetings as we can-some of us go to a meeting every day for several years. It may take that long for us to understand that we will always be addicts. We may feel well some days and sick on other days, but we are addicts every day. At any time, we are subject to delusion, denial, rationalization, justification, insanity-all the hallmarks of the typical addict's way of thinking. If we want to continue living and enjoying life without the use of drugs, we must practice an active program of recovery each day.

Just for Today: I am an addict every day, but today I have the choice to be a recovering addict. I will make that choice by practicing my program.

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#2

Easy does it.

#5

Agreed.

#9

:clap: well said, Sir k.Bradford

#10

AA—use as needed. Don’t let it become another addiction.

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#11

I disagree with the first statement. I'm not getting sober to hang out in church basements the rest of my life. I don't think when you break your leg that it's broken forever. Perhaps it's "weaker" than before, but certainly at some point it is recovered. Even as I am an AA member and I go to at least 7 meetings a week, i still strongly disagree with the idea that we are all briken and will always remain tht way. I find that sort of self deprecation to be poisonous, toxic to us.

#12

I just post the “just for today” reading if it has a good message. People can take it or leave it. Suppose to be a positive enforcement to ones recovery. I only change the NA part to include all substances since after all alcohol is also a drug.

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