Addiction to alcohol or drugs is a funny thing
not haha funny
but very unpleasantly odd
Behaviour under the influence is
awful
maudlin
dramatic
maybe even criminal
(of course there’s the ‘happy’ drunk)
Whatever - it is unwelcome
communication difficult
memory totally unreliable
Addiction, a chronic brain condition, is invisible
Behaviour is in your face, flagrant and irritating
There are many more adjectives for the behaviour of active addiction.
Recovery from addiction
is not just sobering up
sleeping it off
cleaning up
in a day or two
or a couple of weeks.
Recovery from addiction always starts
with detox - whether at home or in a facility.
Now that’s unpleasant
physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually
everything crushed and soiled.
Recovery from addiction
is mopping up wreckage from the past
rolling up sleeves and getting your hands dirty
while getting your life clean.
Recovery can be done alone - but not easily or comfortably.
(Often called ‘white knuckle sobriety’)
Honesty, kindness and respect, when life and loves have not always been treated with honesty, kindness and respect, is a necessary ingredient.
There are folks out there who provide this ingredient -
men and women of the communities we live in.....go out and find them..
“You were sick, but now you’re well again, and there’s work to do.”
~ Kurt Vonnegut, Timequake
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