I look back and see I had many warning signs from the universe. All the different things that had happened to me and I survived or got caught. All of these were signs I was headed against a natural flow. I was meeting resistance that was self-destructive. It could have been avoided if I would have stopped and paid more attention.
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Anyone can be broken, pain doesn’t pick favorites, but the good news is that neither does healing. It can happen. My children are alive. I’ve got no promises for tomorrow but right now they are healthy and on the road to becoming who they were always meant to be. They aren’t perfect. Lord knows I’m not perfect. Life isn’t perfect. But it’s a whole lot better.
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Please don’t be afraid to ask for help. You will never be alone going through recovery. It took me years to accept the truth. Addiction is a disease and not some moral weakness to hide from others. The pleasant surprise, the amazing realization it took me almost too long to realize, is this: We all have family, friends and amazing support groups out there who want nothing more than to help us, guide us and support us in our desire to be well.
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But recovery gives you the tools that help you get through those days without using. I was able to secure my old job back and work sober for the first time in twenty years. I was able to rediscover my love of the profession that had been lost for years. Did it change me? It only made me better!
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Relapse prevention is a critical component to maintain the long-term success of recovery. In order to understand relapse prevention, you need to understand its stages. It is a process, not an event.
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Of my son’s multiple rehab visits, all but one were relatively local. By local, I mean within the …
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