addiction is a series of misguided YES's - so, in recovery, it's going to take a helluva lotta NO's to compensate. every time we say YES we feed the addiction, every time we say NO we starve it. at first, the beast gets REALLY hungry and gets louder, meaner, sneakier. but every NO gives us strength.
same with anything I imagine. addiction HATES no. addicts HATE no. instant gratification still takes too long. LOL
recovery, from whatever, IS a daily reprieve, dependent upon our spiritual condition. do we let our spirit LIVE and THRIVE, or do we keep killing it, one hit, one drink, one YES at a time?