I’ve spent the better part of the past 3 years self sabotaging with chronic relapses. However, with just under a month of freedom from addiction, I can confidently say I’ve recovered. Its hard to describe but something is just different. I feel better than I’ve ever felt and I love myself more than ever. I’m curious as to how other people felt about using one of the labels vs the other.
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As soon as we decide that we don't want that poison in us we are free. But there are doubtless other things we would wish to recover from. Anger issues, trauma, etc. I like to think of this as a growth opportunity; I don't want to drink so I stop, and now I can look for other areas where I can both recover and grow to follow God's path for me.
Some will say we are always recovering from what happened while we were active alcoholics, but that's not all just what alcohol did to us. I see it as a staircase, where I must take the next step to improve myself to enjoy life and accomplish my purpose well.
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I will always say recovering- for me personally, recovering is a day to day continued transformation. I’m here to help others now, and if they hear recovered, they might think it unattainable or out of reach. Do what works for you at the end of the day though! I’m in recovery, and at this point of the journey, I’m here to help others recovering.
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I guess I’ll go with im recovered from addiction but growing my transcending soul. I work on myself every day.
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Its good to be optimistic but if you are a true alcoholic or drug addict you never recover, youre always recovering. As soon as you get complacent thats when we can relapse, in my experience.
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This 
I asked this to myself last week. For me I think I’ll always be recovering, unpacking, healing, and growing.
I choose recovering but have a guy in my group with 20 years that says recovered. This time around the obsession to use left me pretty quickly and has yet to return as long as I continue to do the things that got me this far.
Andrew, congrats on getting sober! I too was a chronic relapser. I learned that I must maintain and nurture my sobriety. Life is up & down. My “emotional sobriety” correlates to the rhythm of life.
So I know that I am always in recovery.
I’m here if you want to talk