Daily Recovery Blog
Thursday Jan 15, 2026
"If you escaped the lion's den, why go back for your hat?" - Bill
W.
THE SAME PERSON WILL USE AGAINIf nothing changes, nothing changes; except maybe your clean
date. Once I quit, the urges to use again were overwhelming. My
whole mind and body wanted to use again. I white knuckled it. I
prayed to God that the obsession would be lifted. I even had
using dreams. I heard that not using was abnormal for an addict.
I'm glad that other addicts told me it was normal to want to use.
I was told to call my sponsor, not my connection. I wanted to get
better. I learned to stay away from the old playgrounds. I was
assured the urge would pass. I was given a little white book to
read. There was a chapter called What Can I Do? I read that
little white book several times a day. I watched the clock, and
was eager to get to the meeting. I was changing my behaviors. I
don't recall the exact day, but somewhere between 40 and 60 days,
the miracle of recovery started for me. I got through 24 hours
without wanting to use.
"Change your thoughts, and you change the world."- Norman Vincent
Peale
Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
"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
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