“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.
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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.
How gratitude helps put my fears into perspective in recovery…
I used to think I was indestructible, recovery has taught me otherwise and allowed me to face up to my vulnerabilities…
Ten things which come to mind when looking at why someone might be struggling with their 12 step programme…
Here’s why AA worked for me and why I continue to work a 12 step recovery programme for my recovery…
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…
Reflecting on a passage from ‘Me An Alcoholic?’ from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous…
There’s plenty of debate in medical circles about the role that genetics play within the role of addiction. Some people believe they were born with their illness, but personally I don’t believe this to be true for me, here’s my experience and thoughts around where my alcoholism came from and how it developed…