This week, our recovery topic will be “Not Fitting In.”
Before we ever picked up a drink, we didn’t fit in. We felt different. But when we started using, we became accustomed to living in a world where drugs and alcohol provided us the ability to cope. We finally fit in. Then the bottom came.
In early recovery, coping with this new way of living is hard. We are not happy, joyous, and free like the others we see. At the same time, we are not using. We don’t fit in again. The pink cloud vanished.
Now, we were told it’s time to get to work. It’s time to develop the coping skills we always lacked. It’s time to work on a program of recovery. In the process, we developed intimate relationships with like-minded people and a host of coping skills. We found the cure to Not Fitting In.
Tonight, we talk about Not Fitting In.
Speakers from Los Angeles, CA at 19th Annual Singles in Sobriety convention, Lake Murray, OK – Sept. 6, 2002
Drug or alcohol addiction is a chronic but treatable disorder. Various forms of recovery can help people stop substance abuse and resume living healthy and productive lives, also known as being in recovery. However, when people do not follow their recovery program they are at increased risk for a relapse.
Unfortunately, relapse is common. Studies have shown that more than 85% of people with addictions who stop using a drug begin using it again within a year. A return to drug or alcohol use after a period of abstinence can be very dangerous. The good news is that there are things that can be done to lessen the likelihood of suffering a relapse.
Tonight, we talk about Relapse Prevention.
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This week, our recovery topic will be “Relapse Prevention.”
Drug or alcohol addiction is a chronic but treatable disorder. Various forms of recovery can help people stop substance abuse and resume living healthy and productive lives, also known as being in recovery. However, when people do not follow their recovery program they are at increased risk for a relapse.
Unfortunately, relapse is common. Studies have shown that more than 85% of people with addictions who stop using a drug begin using it again within a year. A return to drug or alcohol use after a period of abstinence can be very dangerous. The good news is that there are things that can be done to lessen the likelihood of suffering a relapse.
Tuesday we talk about Relapse Prevention.
Speakers from Los Angeles, CA at 19th Annual Singles in Sobriety convention, Lake Murray, OK – Sept. 6, 2002
Thursday, we talk about the Progression of Our Disease.
Dry drunk syndrome is a term coined by the creator of Alcoholics Anonymous to describe someone who has quit drinking but hasn’t dealt with the issues that caused them to become addicted in the first place.
Dry drunk syndrome can be a sign that you are close to relapsing. Recovery is an ongoing life-long process. Recovery including a higher power, the steps, and the fellowship can be the cure to your Dry Drunk Syndrome
Tuesday we talk about Being a Dry Drunk.
