Originally Posted by
Dee74 
nah I think there's a lot of hope here. Cycles can be, and are, broken every day
The reason I posted the link I did was not to say I used to be in that cycle too, but to say 'hey I got out' - there's more about that part in that thread if you wanna check it out
That's an achievement and a freedom available to everyone
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That is really what this site is all about (IMO anyhow).
To paraphrase a sentiment I had in my 2nd step - If I'm just like Dee, and Dee + a recovery plan = freedom from the cycle of addiction, then me + a recovery plan = freedom from the cycle of addiction.
We give each other hope. And it's not just people with time giving newcomers hope either. Just when I get despondent from witnessing the relapses and people trapped in that seemingly hopeless cycle, a newcomer shows up, stays, and gets a year or more clean. In person I've watched these people change dramatically. You can see it in the posts here as well.
Amazing stuff, and we are all capable of it if we give ourselves a break.