Recovery isn't always happy go lucky and perfect. We actually have to start navigating issues, manage life, deal with problems, and be responsible. It is not always easy in recovery, but I do know one thing, the worst day now, is better than the best day the.

Wanting to get clean and actually getting clean are two very different concepts, in order to truly battle against addiction, there are so many factors that play a role. Treatment, detox, MATs, AA/NA, groups, and therapy all impact us different and we all will not recover the same way. Recovery is a lifestyle.

Recovery is more than making changes, it is about lifestyle, mindset, and creating a life that you never want drugs to ruin. Living sober, is about navigating life without using drugs to cope, life is going to happen, good and bad things, but it isn't what happens to us, but how we react to what happens that will define us. Recovery is about progress, not perfection.

Wow! Episode 30, thank you everyone for listening and following my recovery journey! There are so many factors that play a vital role in recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism. Being self-aware may be the biggest part of a successful recovery, such as knowing how to combat your cravings, avoiding triggers, and self-care. Be good to yourself.

Everyone is different, we all have different reasons for why we started using, and why we kept using. Figuring out the underlining reasons for why we use and keep using is a major step in recovery. Knowing our triggers and our addiction risk factors is a huge step towards success in recovery.

When it comes down to it, relapse prevention should be the main focus for anyone struggling with addiction. Figuring out the root causes, finding a way to cope with the trauma of childhood and adulthood, and improving our self-esteem/self-worth are the most important issues to address in relapse prevention.

I continue to see thendebate about whether or not relapse is a part of recovery. I have heard a lot of different sides to this over the course of my addiction, but it really comes down to the each individual situation and what happens going to happen next. What we really should be doing is altering our focus; to relapse prevention.

I don't know what I thought, but in active addiction, obviously drugs are talked about a lot, usually that was all that was on my mind. But when I got clean, I guess I thought drugs wouldn't come up in everyday conversation, depending on who I was talking to. Addiction is becoming so prevalent in society today and we all are impacted by the issues drugs bring our society.

We all know someone who struggles with drugs or alcohol, but when it is someone who is really close to you, it really affects you different. So many people say that addiction doesn't affect them, but addiction, drugs, overdose, they affect everyone.

Addiction to drugs and alcohol can be hard to explain to another person. Why addiction is a disease can also be hard to explain to other people. But it all has to do with what addiction does to the brain. It alters brain chemistry, which makes it a disease, and explaining what it is like to be addicted to drugs, can be nearly impossible.