Daily Recovery Blog
Monday January 12, 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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