Originally Posted by
binger33 
A lot of people have said falling off the wagon is just part of the process. Do people really believe this?
A part of the addiction process, yes. Not part of the recovery process. I've kept journals for over twenty years. Entries going back over ten years record my struggle with drinking. At the time I didn't consider them relapses because I frankly wasn't trying to "recover." Whatever I called them, these
slips, I'd quit, then drink, quit, then drink, over and over. That's addiction.
True sobriety,
recovery, started when I finally admitted I had a alcoholism, surrendered to my struggle, and found my way to SR. Haven't relapsed since.
Blessed to be sober for two years.