What is the difference between the 2 ? Do I keep my first sober time because I only used 1 day and jumped back into recovery.Or do I start over?
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Hi Barbara. You will probably get a few different opinions on this. Generally speaking, if you are counting days (not everyone does), it’s usually consecutive days. Thus, you’d start your day count over again. However, just because you start your day count over, doesn’t mean you are starting from scratch. You keep all the knowledge and growth you had before. You now have the knowledge and experience of a lapse/relapse. This can be extremely valuable to your next chapter. Think of recovery as a journey with lots of ups and downs and lefts and rights. The path is not linear at all, but you will make progress if you continue to work at it. Ultimately, it’s your recovery, so you do what’s comfortable for you.
Thank you 