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Recovery is a journey that lasts a lifetime. We are never? cured? from our addiction, but remain in a constant state of recovery based on a daily course of action. Though we may wish it weren't so, addiction is a disease that we must constantly remain aware of throughout our entire lives.

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sumptuousdigs
Feb. 28, 2008, 1:47 p.m.
Been there, done them all. Several of these are no brainers.
I avoid coke. Pepsi is OK. I avoid people or places that serve coke. Not all 'triggers' can be avoided so easily, as they are part of life. I've learned to deal with most of them effectively. A couple of them, hunger and fatigue, can sneak up on me. I get grumpy, then argumentitive, say something stupid, then want to punish myself. Childish, and classic for an addict.
I've learned how to say "I'm sorry", and mean it. I watch out for my natural urge to isolate, and make myself get out in the open, talk to people, air my head, and my heart out.
Most of all, I've learned to take an interest in others, and try to understand, rather than be understood.
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BronxBomber
Feb. 28, 2008, 10:33 p.m.
These are good, but kinda generalized. Not everybody's the same. BTW Like sumpt, been there, done that too. This March 15th. 12 years clean, and lovin' it! (Knock on wood) "& I did it my way" so the song goes...
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BoxMonkey
Feb. 29, 2008, 4:06 a.m.
This is good stuff. I checked out the web site , it has more detailed info .
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Spadecaller
Feb. 29, 2008, 5:47 a.m.
I'm a recovering alcoholic and have been sober and clean since September 1978 -- nearly thirty years.
Without a commitment to a new way of life, rigorous self-honesty, and working to help others, I would have never had these wonderful years of recovery. A happy recovery requires practicing a way of living. The absence of booze does not make for a recovery.
The information in this article is all accurate, but it means nothing unless one is willing to work with others and to commit to a new way of life -- one day at a time.
After watching thousands of relapses and alcoholic related deaths for the past 30 years, I must conclude that there is no substitute for sharing the gift with others. Among my friends who I have shared recovery with for many years, we have all done more than just stay away from the first drink. In order to keep this gift of recovery, one must be willing to give it away.