Personal Growth Success

There are many struggling addicts who have continuously relapsed and keep returning to a 12 step program, completely mystified as to how they can not “get it.” They think that they are failing to grasp a key concept of recovery, but in fact what they are doing is failing in terms of execution. It is not a lack of knowledge that defeats them but a lack of action.

Addiction help comes to those who seek it. If  you want to know how to stop drinking it is not going to happen if you are sitting at home on the couch and trying to wish your problem away. There are a bunch of different programs out there for staying clean and sober but the most popular one is AA and NA. In spite of whatever program you are using to recover with, the important thing is in the consistent action you take.

There is no one recovery program out there that has some sort of special edge or secret knowledge over the other ones – that is not how it works. If you are wondering how to help an alcoholic or addict then the key is in applying a program; not in choosing one. The secret is in the follow through. You must make a supreme effort if you expect to get awesome results.

One of the most important factors is in seeking out ways to join up with your peers in early recovery. Many people will do this and still screw up, but the level of support you can get from others in recovery is still very helpful. If you really want to make it over the long haul in recovery then you should seek help through networking with others and gain strength from those who are on a similar path as you are. Whether or not you believe in the 12 step program is irrelevant because anyone can benefit from the peer support you can get from that fellowship.

So this process of making friends in recovery is crucial for new people in early recovery but as you go further along then a change needs to happen. This is because the strategies and tactics that you used in early recovery will become less useful as you stay sober for longer. The things you did in early sobriety are only effective for so long and then you have to start growing and developing in your own right. If you do this then you will be rewarded with an awesome life in recovery with both passion and purpose, regardless of whether you still go to meetings or not.