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Recovery Support Blog

By: JanWSOS
Mood: Full of life
Date: May 16, 2008
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This Blog will offer information to support persons in recovery from addictive disorders, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, and gambling disorders.

Long Term Recovery

Do you know the number one key to maintaining long term recovery (abstinence) from addiction? Aside, of course, from not doing whatever you are recovering from doing, the key to staying abstinent and in recovery is to KEEP COMING BACK. This phrase certainly can mean to regularly attend and participate in Twelve Step meetings, but also can mean to continue any ongoing method of reminding yourself that time does not cure addiction and that provides you support, including, hopefully, the opportunity to share and receive feedback, and access spiritual strength.



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From: JanWSOS
August 27, 2008, 8:56 am

Is there a cure for addiction?

Most persons knowledgeable about addictions would simply answer: "no." Addiction to alcohol or other drugs is not cured by time abstinent from use of the addictive substance. There is no therapy that can teach an addict or alcoholic to use without problems over any significant period of time. Because of changes in brain chemistry and other pschological habituation factors, few, if any, individuals once addicted can return to normal, non-harmful use. The answer to addiction is abstinence from the addictive substance. Long term abstinence usually can be maintained only through comprehensive treatment that addresses the physical-medical, emotional-mental, and spiritual issues that are particular to each individual.



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From: wdstckdr
May 16, 2008, 8:21 am
The Day by Day reading today relates. Its message there is no such thing as an exalcoholic or ex-addict. When one implies this he or she is back on his or her disease. I know my own story contains a relapse after 20+ years because I didn't need the rooms anymore. LOL. Going into my 15th month (or 5th hour for the purists as I woke up 4 1/2 hours ago) I still do 12+ meetings per week. Not taking this recovery for granted. I swear I think the more I stay in the rooms the less I know how the program workd and the more I know it does, if that makes sense to anyone else, cool.

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