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Tosh · 08-18-2009, 08:35 AM

Boleo gave a good explanation, and I consider myself recovered, as opposed to recovering.

I've recovered from the mental obsession I had with alcohol and the madness I was living.

And (I heard this somewhere and I like it) being recovered is a bit like having a cold. You can recover from a cold, but it doesn't mean you're not going to catch it again.

I wish more people in AA would describe themselves as recovered in AA, if they feel they are (and many of us do, but don't say that, because it doesn't sound humble), because it gives the newcommer hope.

08-18-2009, 08:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tosh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chepstow Posts: 349	Boleo gave a good explanation, and I consider myself recovered, as opposed to recovering. I've recovered from the mental obsession I had with alcohol and the madness I was living. And (I heard this somewhere and I like it) being recovered is a bit like having a cold. You can recover from a cold, but it doesn't mean you're not going to catch it again. I wish more people in AA would describe themselves as recovered in AA, if they feel they are (and many of us do, but don't say that, because it doesn't sound humble), because it gives the newcommer hope. __________________ .