It’s Nothing I Can Control It
These are words of 90 percent of first time recovered addicts undergone in any kind of therapy and stayed sober for more than ninety days in any institution across the globe. It ’s universal attitude. There are a few exceptions of course but we are talking about the majority here. After staying sober for three long months, long because in withdrawal period every moment seem like an eternity and after being physically fit the lure of outside and inner zeal of being part of it of an individual takes a lot of patience. After rejoining the routine life and getting busy with day to day activity everybody encounters with so-called THE SUBSTANCE. With the time gone, the memory of apprehensions and the feel of continuous yearning fade away. People see that everybody else is enjoying their life with the presence of THE SUBSTANCE in their daily routine, being unaware how this so-called THE SUBSTANCE can affect the life and soon they get influenced by it, this aspect is out of focus at that time and especially one part of addict’s inner self which is fueled the ego of him/her completely ignores the facts and statistics which are available in abundance in any form of media worldwide. Nobody is like to be in captivity or under anyone control 24 x 7.
It’s Nothing I Can Control It
It’s just not human nature. Nobody is like to be scared of anything and especially a nonliving thing and only at that time the ego of a man/woman takes over the smooth ride of life. Now the question arises how can one avoid taking this wrong turn? There are lucky ones who had the support of their loved ones or smarter ones who learn by staying aware and learning from the mistakes of others in their surroundings. If we take an honest note of the things around us and compare the time of the period when we were using THE SUBSTANCE regularly and the time when we did not. We will find sober time better and yes results won’t come in an instant or overnight but the things will surely change for good but gradually. It is you and only you can decide that all your time and energy had spent for good or just wasted by facing apprehensions and being in captivity. It’s only a drink, drag or a snort away, the gateway to hell. We must all remember that. There are few techniques that I must share with all the recovering addicts.
I am not suggesting here all the traditional ways like be in constant touch of self-help groups or read literature. Here I am suggesting you write daily reflections about this habit of yours or some kind of journal to keep yourself reminded of all the things happening around you because the of THE SUBSTANCE and it will also make you feel good about yourself because soon you will be realizing that how many mishaps you had avoided. This I am writing from my long experience of being an addict and analysing the various circumstances of my life and others.