“It’s a programme of action” my first sponsor would always say. He gave me a list of suggestions to help me in my early recovery journey, and I personally have found that creating routines to make sure you’re able to stay on top of things and build consistent habits is incredibly helpful in the early days to build a strong foundation to your recovery.
When I finally decided to go to my first recovery meeting I thought my life would be over. No more fun, no more joy, nothing meaningful to live for. I can’t begin to describe how wrong I was…
People want of all of the things recovery can bring, but are either not ready or not willing to do the work to get them. It’s easier for them to drink and use and be in that pain and misery than it is to face themselves and do the work.
My second year of recovery has in many ways been harder than the first. Despite that, ultimately it’s all positive because this is where the growth happens. I’m finally dealing with life, with problems and experiencing growth head-on instead of living a life of fear…
Your addiction wants you as small as possible, it wants you alone and isolated. This is why getting help and getting into recovery has been so important to me. I’m now able to start overcoming this sense of isolation which played such a big part of my addiction…
