Living In Humility
Humility and active addiction are like oil and water, they do not mix. However, humility is imperative to recovery from addiction.
Releasing Control
My desire to control people, places, and things is a character defect that I have in my active addiction. When I’m drinking alcohol, I feel the need to control my finances and time so that I can drink whenever and wherever I choose. I also tried to control the people around me in a false attempt to claim to be sober.
Addiction- A Form of Control
I didn’t understand how much control my addiction had over my life. Now, the hardest part of my treatment has been letting go of control, accepting that I am powerless and surrendering to this process.