I recently reached the 9 year milestone in my recovery and if anything I realize I still have so much work to do! I can still be vindictive and emotional but I recognize those things and work to settle the wreckage of my past.
I worked a traditional 12 step program in the beginning and lately been seeing a therapist off and on. From IV drug user inmate 218769 to working for a technology company focused on recovery isn’t something I didn’t have planned but here we are!
There is one phrase that carried me through the tough times and that is “Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path” I didn’t know much about how my journey would end but I knew if I just applied myself to recovery and gave it everything I got, I might have a shot.
So to those that ask “how did you do it?” the simple answer is: I don’t know…lol
I just gave everything I had to recovery and did everything my sponsor asked even if I didn’t agree with it and it worked out. I trusted the process of recovery to guild me out of the darkness more than I trusted my own judgment of how things should be done. Then POOF - 9 years. lol
No simple answer other than I finally started doing the work.
If you or anyone you know is struggling with substance use disorder please invite them to get help. Mama
