Most people think relapse happens at rock bottom. They picture a crisis, a breakdown, a moment where everything falls apart at once. That image feels logical, but it’s wrong. Relapse does not usually begin when life is at its worst. It begins when life starts to feel manageable again.
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Ownership in Recovery: The Foundation of Change
Recovery doesn’t begin the moment you stop using. It begins the moment you take ownership.
That’s the line that separates who you were from who you’re becoming. Sobriety is the act of quitting. Recovery is the act of building. And building starts when you decide that no one else is responsible for what happens next.
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