Daily Recovery Blog
Friday Jun 13, 2025
"We can’t help you if you aren’t here!" - Abby T.
RECOVERY BEGINS WITH THE FIRST STEPI did not know anything about 12 step recovery. I was released
from jail to a residential treatment center. They used behavior
modification and learning experiences to teach addicts about
living drug free. It was about confronting, writing people up,
and learning consequences. When I heard about addicts coming to
speak to us about 12 step recovery, I was curious. Men and women
coming to visit on a Saturday night seemed rather odd. I showed
up at the meeting room early out of boredom. I was asked to help
set up the chairs and make coffee. Talk about being dope fiended.
The readings really caught my attention. I had been numerous
places to get help. Nothing affected me like that small group of
men and women armed with literature. My recovery began that
night. I left there with a little white pamphlet. I felt the ball
in my stomach melting. The first step started that night.
"You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying
there." - Edwin Louis Cole
Thursday Jun 12, 2025
"When I am alone and thinking, I am behind enemy lines." - Lenny
C.
AN ADDICT ALONE IS IN BAD COMPANYIn early recovery I needed babysitting. I wanted to use 24-7. I
needed somebody close to help me get through these thoughts. I
was a victim of a lifestyle that was about using. Left to my own
thinking I was going to use. My built in forgetter worked
overtime when I was alone. My disease was ready, willing, and
able to sell me out. I was scared. I needed others around to
share my urges. Meetings helped a lot. Time after the meeting was
precious. Going home alone was frightening. The longer I could
stay around other recovering addicts, the safer I felt. I had a
list of phone numbers, and was told to call before I used. That
was a comforting feeling. I understood how important it was to
learn a new way to live. After all, my thoughts and actions got
me here in the first place.
"The man who complains about the way the ball bounces, is likely
to be the one who dropped it." — Lou Holtz
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