What is recovery?
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Join Date: May 2007
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What is recovery?
Recovery is realizing you don't have a disease. You have a drug addiction. Cancer is a disease. Diabetes is a disease. You don't buy either at the liquor store, or the dealers house.
Not that I know much about the subject. I only drank like a fish for 27 years, and used drugs on a Keith Richards or Dennis Hopper level for 30 years.
It's been 10 years no alcohol and 4 years no dope. I was literally snorting so much dope, I quit drinking (seriously).
Not that I know much about the subject. I only drank like a fish for 27 years, and used drugs on a Keith Richards or Dennis Hopper level for 30 years.
It's been 10 years no alcohol and 4 years no dope. I was literally snorting so much dope, I quit drinking (seriously).
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ware, MA
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To me, recovery is a process of regaining control of life. The alcohol and drugs become less of one's self-identity while the true self reasserts the proper place in life. I am glad you have found what works for you.
came-came to-came to believe
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: east coast
Posts: 1,116
"dis-ease"-for me, that works.
I don't care what anyone else calls it-all I know is I can't drink, period. I also HAVE to go to AA-or I'm done.
I am still learning and I hope that I will continue to do so.
I don't care what anyone else calls it-all I know is I can't drink, period. I also HAVE to go to AA-or I'm done.
I am still learning and I hope that I will continue to do so.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 49
Recovery, for me, means getting my life back -- rediscovery, if you will.
I was, long ago [ it seems long ago, to me], an ordinary man living an ordinary life. Then, in 2001, one after another, until Feb 2004; when the last remaining member of my family died. My wife. Habitual drunkeness from Mar 2004 to Mar 2005. Enough was enough. I stopped. Cold. No support group at all.
It has been a great adventure; but, I am OK now. And, it is OK to be OK. I have my life back.
I was, long ago [ it seems long ago, to me], an ordinary man living an ordinary life. Then, in 2001, one after another, until Feb 2004; when the last remaining member of my family died. My wife. Habitual drunkeness from Mar 2004 to Mar 2005. Enough was enough. I stopped. Cold. No support group at all.
It has been a great adventure; but, I am OK now. And, it is OK to be OK. I have my life back.
No more merlot, more mamma
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Hills, Ct
Posts: 2,139
Recovery for me is getting back the life I was MEANT to have..finally "growing up" (at 42)and facing all the crap I hide deep down..working towards making this life honest and meaningful.
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