early recovery

In Recovery Act As If…

Someone somewhere must have told you at least one time in your recovery to act as if. But what does this mean and how are you being honest with yourself if you are acting?

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I’m Not Using Drugs, What the Hell Am I Supposed to Be Doing?

In my early recovery I had no idea what to do with myself. I truly forgot what it was like to have fun. When I was using, so much of my time and energy was spent getting the drug, preparing the drug and being messed up on the drug that I didn’t have much time [...]

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Lifestyle Changes In Addiction Recovery: How I Went From Queen of The Jams To Suzie Homemaker

It seems that I have turned into Suzie Homemaker in the little over a year period of my addiction recovery. This change did not come without huge resistance on my part. Going from Queen of the Jams (a jam = an oxycontin pill) to Suzie Homemaker was not a smooth transformation. Obviously there were lifestyle [...]

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