There will be times, however, when we really feel like using. We want to run, and we feel lousy. We need to be reminded of where we came from and that it will be worse this time. This is when we need the program the most.
Basic Text, p. 81
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If were contemplating a relapse, we should think our using through to the bitter ends. For many of us, those ends would include severe medical problems, imprisonment, or even death. How many of us have known people who relapsed after many years clean, only to die from their disease?
But there is a death that accompanies a return to active addiction that may be worse than physical death. That is the spiritual death we experience when we are separated from our Higher Power. If we use, the spiritual relationship we have nurtured over the years will weaken and perhaps disappear. We will feel truly alone.
There is no doubt that we have periods of darkness in our recovery. There is only one way we can make it through those troubling times: with faith. If we believe that our Higher Power is with us, then we know that all will be well.
No matter how badly we may feel in our recovery, a relapse is never the answer. Together, we find recovery. If we stay clean, the darkness will lift and we will find a deeper connection to our Higher Power.
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Just for today: I thank myHigher Power for the gift of NA. I know that relapse is not the way out. Whatever challenges I face, I will face them with the God of my understanding.
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...this is a very live topic for me this morning,,,
,,as I wake up both to my new life and a new day,,,I try to make some space between my waking and my first addictive action.
...I'm thankful that I have some distance from that primary drug that took me to my bottom,,,that today my struggle is with nicotine,
but nonetheless,I know that for me,,nicotine represents active addiction and my struggle with the darkness that we as addicts all must fight!
...wether it's from within,,or from outside events,,,from past or present,,,it feels good,,,just for today,,,to take a stand against this darkness.....even if it is to gain just a bit more clarity just for a moment......it's a step forwards!
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...gawd,,,please don't let me -ever- forget why I came here in the first place!!(my 'senility' prayer)
Relapse is the thing I am the most scared of in my recovery . Relapse would probably mean death for this addict .I don't want to go there that is why I remind my self daily It can happen to anyone .
