August252015

First, 55 days is awesome.
Second, what Scott says above is very true- my awesome pyschiatrist does therapy as well as Rx and she is an addiction specialist.

Third- and related to my comments about my psych- we don't have much context for the comment made, but I took it in a more neutral to constructive vein: perhaps she is trying to emphasize the direly progressive nature of this disease. Ie, it will ultimately kill you if you don't stop.

I don't believe relapse is a part of recovery; it can be, but it is not a given.

I do believe that compassionate yet REAL talk from a professional, when communicated effectively, is at times exactly the right tact. If I hadn't actually HEARD my (liver dr, actually) when he told me I had a year, 18 mo to live if I didn't stop - I might not have stopped when I did, at 39. He gave me the sh*t talking to of my life, and my GP, psych and he dealt me the hard truth, which I had to face.

Multiple relapses, over whatever course of time, are simply not good for us - statistically in our chances for permanent recovery, for our bodies, for the progression of our disease.

Perhaps your therapist was trying to tell you that stopping now- you are sober, and that means you have a chance this time- is what you need to do.

Best to you - keep going and I truly believe that you can do it this time if it's the most important thing in your life.