Daily Recovery Blog
Friday Jun 12, 2026
"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
Thursday Jun 11, 2026
"I thought I was the black sheep of my family, till I got to my
first meeting; then I found the rest of my flock." - Sara S.
LOOK FOR SIMILARITIES RATHER THAN DIFFERENCESI arrived at my first meeting feeling hopeless. I was under the
impression that nobody who used like me ever got clean. I was
certain my fate was to overdose or go to prison. I looked around
at the meeting for another "dope fiend". I was certain there
would not be one. I needed to identify with somebody that used
like I did. I know in hindsight that is not necessary for
recovery. I needed this internalization for my own sanity. I
wanted a shot of hope. As I scrutinized the room, my eyes stopped
on this older man. He had the addict twinkle. I could never
understand it, but addicts have a sixth sense. We somehow can
innately spot each other. What was he doing here? I looked closer
he had visible signs that he used like me. I felt a sigh of
relief. This one man without even knowing it may have saved my
life just by showing up at that meeting. As time went on, I
learned to identify with feelings and not the drug usage. It is
true, any addict can get clean.
"Love is the power to see similarity in the dissimilar." -
Theodor Adorno
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