tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265587653173841205.post5527558106078741458..comments2024-03-27T07:03:21.968-04:00Comments on Recovering Addict Experience: Can We Ever Fully Recover From Addiction ?Chelsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00949830842888708175noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265587653173841205.post-9722202770268656122014-09-11T01:30:17.759-04:002014-09-11T01:30:17.759-04:00Thank you so much for dropping by abd commenting. ...Thank you so much for dropping by abd commenting. I m glad you found my blog and like it. What you said about doing instead of just being makes a lot of sense to me. I feel like I rather be doing recovery then just being in recovery. I've never had a problem with alcohol but I can just imagine how careful a recovering alcoholic has to be. Alcohol is every where and it being legal its seen as Chelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949830842888708175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265587653173841205.post-25666796897643383372014-09-10T14:34:18.478-04:002014-09-10T14:34:18.478-04:00Hi Chelsie, for me it comes down to balance. I am ...Hi Chelsie, for me it comes down to balance. I am still programmed (grew up in alcoholic family, very black and white, and rigid!) to be overly serious and responsible in my recovery. Although I'm 17 years clean and sober, I can still value my worth through doing, rather than being. Balance restores wellness for me, not only physically, but mentally, emotionally and more importantly, Lorelie Rozzanohttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Lorelie-Rozzano/506483446066023?hc_location=timelinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265587653173841205.post-7259168456762941232014-09-01T22:46:16.269-04:002014-09-01T22:46:16.269-04:00That's exactly how I feel sometimes. I find my...That's exactly how I feel sometimes. I find myself feeling lucky for everything I've learned through my addiction and because of this I appreciate and understand things on a different level then most normies, and for that I feel very lucky. I feel like Im more aware of the world around me and how things really are. We are definitely lucky ;) Thanks for commenting :DChelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949830842888708175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265587653173841205.post-69883354040791140242014-09-01T22:40:54.615-04:002014-09-01T22:40:54.615-04:00Thanks for sharing that. Its so true that recovery...Thanks for sharing that. Its so true that recovery is all about being aware of who we are, what our weaknesses are, what our strengths are and taking good care of ourselves. Changing our way of being is a definite challenge that requires us to always be vigilante of our thoughts and actions because new challenges arise all the time. I wish you the best with your recovery and your daughter. ThanksChelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949830842888708175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265587653173841205.post-47821301159286923282014-09-01T22:34:25.655-04:002014-09-01T22:34:25.655-04:00Thanks :) I know what you mean. I know major life ...Thanks :) I know what you mean. I know major life events such as a big break up or the death of a love one can send someone into relapse who has been clean for years. I think recovery means using the healthy coping strategies that we have learned when life gets hard, and because life can get hard at any time we should always be using and practicing what we learned in recovery. For me that means Chelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949830842888708175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265587653173841205.post-29945831723961119122014-09-01T12:55:05.983-04:002014-09-01T12:55:05.983-04:00Hey Chelsie,
Interesting question. I believe addic...Hey Chelsie,<br />Interesting question. I believe addict is a personality type and the substance or action merely a symptom of that. I believe I will always be recovering. Like you I need to be hypervigilent about self-care and mental state. I think we are lucky to be addicts...the normies aren't nearly as aware of themselves as us lucky gals<3<br />Love, PearlPearlhttp://thesecretslayer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265587653173841205.post-20763372841495339832014-09-01T12:26:10.280-04:002014-09-01T12:26:10.280-04:00What an awesome post Chelsie. You have some really...What an awesome post Chelsie. You have some really valuable understandings here. I think that when any of us decide to change from old behaviors to new....then we are in recovery. I am not a substance abuser, but I am addicted to people and it takes constant vigilance to mind my own business and let us all walk out our own journeys. These are old old habits that are so deeply rooted they are a Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326425173333184401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265587653173841205.post-66289744654250000482014-08-31T17:41:00.737-04:002014-08-31T17:41:00.737-04:00Hey chelsie! Yes there are many thoughts on this f...Hey chelsie! Yes there are many thoughts on this for sure and I feel that you are always in a state of recovery.Your view is great! Some people can be sober for many many years and then all of a sudden find themselves relapsing. Not having urges to use is one part of the process of recovery I think anyways, as is, working on the deep emotional issues that keep many of us addicts addicted.I am Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205582610716563687noreply@blogger.com