moderation

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Once an 'Addict', Always an 'Addict'

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Once an 'Addict', Always an 'Addict'

There is a lot of debate in the recovery world about this phrase; half of me accepts it, while the other half resents it. Since becoming sober I have shared my story with hundreds of people and there are two things that occur: they either congratulate me on how far I have come or, they instinctively put me in a category that I did not ask to be put in.

In this post, I share how it feels to be constantly ‘labeled’, and I offer a new way to approach those with a past of addiction. At the end of the day, we are all just people, and regardless of if you were an ‘addict’ for a period of your life, you are so much more than that.

Thank you for reading. I appreciate you.  

Dear Moderation, Who are you? And why have we never met?

Dear Moderation, Who are you? And why have we never met?

Is there something in your life that you could probably use less of? Whether that be technology, alcohol, caffeine, or prescription drugs, there are so many of us that have formed bad habits, that we no longer recognize what we have lost control over. Moderation in all things in life is an important thing to learn, because as I have gotten older, I have learned that too much of anything can be bad. Lack of balance can lead to addiction. So at what point does a habit become a problem, and at what point do we need to address it? Moderation is a good thing to practice at all ages, and in everything we do.