If Recovery From Addiction is Possible

Why Was I Finding It Impossible?

If you’re daunted by the thought of giving up your addiction, you are not alone. Starting the process of recovery is overwhelming to everyone. I was totally overwhelmed. And, for me “recovery” didn’t come easy. I struggled for a long, lonnng time. It was miserable and I started like I just couldn’t make it with the info everyone offered me. I needed more then what treatment and “the literature” provided. As I tried my best to “recover” I failed constantly - and worse - I still felt alone in the world. It was clear to me, I needed more information to navigate the biggest challenge of my life. And what I really needed, looking back, was to learn how to relate to - and connect with - some of the people around me. This seemed impossible.

Reasons many of us struggle:

Recovery from addiction itself is truly complex. So many - often hard to understand - components
Addicts tend to ISOLATE - when we’re not in treatment or a meeting, we stay home and ruminate in our negative thoughts (including if we live with a partner or roommate)
There are multiple treatment plans or programs whose approaches directly conflict with each other
Most Addict’s emotions are so incredibly intense - that staying “sober” can be emotionally painful and feel unbearable
and… Addict’s don’t know how to deal with their feelings - without their “drug of choice”
Addicts are notorious for struggling to ask for the help they need
In any spiritual program, or in any spiritual discussion in recovery - the “higher power” element can be daunting and very often a “turn off.”ECOVERY from addiction is incredibly difficult