Memorial Day

From Your Daily Fix - A heartfelt "Thank You" to all of our military, those who are no longer with us as well as those who are, for your service to this country so that we might enjoy the freedoms we have today. 

Thank You for Your Patience

We'd like to thank you for your patience and support while we fix the technical issues being experienced on the blog.  We know many of you are concerned, so we'd like to reassure you that we are aware of the current issues and that we are working to bring the blog back to normal as soon as possible.  We are truly sorry for any inconvenience these technical issues may have caused.

Happy Thanksgiving

We here at Your Daily Fix hope that your Thanksgiving Holiday is safe, sober and clean and that you enjoy all the blessings that you have been given this past year and anticipate those yet to come.  Those of us that have been in the Recovery arena for a few days know all too well just how important it is to have an "attitude of gratitude".  This time of year is the perfect time to enhance our gratitude list.  And if you haven't started yours yet it's especially a good time to do that also.  


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September is National Recovery Month

We found two sites with some really good information concerning Recovery Month and Recovery in general.  Please show your support by participating in Recovery events in your area.

www.ncadd.org/index.php/for-the-media/press-releases-a-news-articles/356-september-is-national-recovery-month

Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for substance use and mental disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover. 

www.recoverymonth.gov

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Step 1 - Recap 6

Step 1: “We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction(s)/compulsive behaviors-that our lives had become unmanageable.”

Welcome back folks.  At this point in our examination of Step 1 we had a reader to submit a question us.  Let’s take another look at that question and review our answer.

Q:  “So, are you saying that I have to lose everything in order to recover?”

First, we corrected the misconception that we lose anything due to our addiction/compulsive behaviors.  We accomplished this by explaining that we don’t actually lose anything because of our addiction/compulsive behaviors – we actually give them up and/or away.  For example; if you are busted due to DUI and your license are taken away, you didn’t lose them.   They are either with the police or the courts.  If we have been fired or asked to resign from our employment, our position isn’t lost, we just no longer fill it.  If we’ve been evicted from our dwelling, it isn’t lost; we just no longer reside there. Get what we’re saying? 

After having straightened out that misunderstanding we were then ready to answer the question.  Simply put, the answer is No.  While we all have to experience our own “rock bottom”, that bottom is different for each of us.  So, No, not everyone will have to give up their family, job, vehicle, dwelling, dignity, health etc. in order to Recover from their addiction/compulsive behavior.

Warning!!  This brings us to an even more dangerous pitfall concerning our unmanageability and that is where we will pick it up next time.

Until then........be sure to tell a friend about us.

Thanks for visiting us - come back soon.

Remember: "It is what it is and "it ain't nothing but a thang!"

Step 1 - Recap 5

Step 1: “We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction(s)/compulsive behaviors-that our lives had become unmanageable.”

Welcome back folks.  We began our discussion on “unmanageable” saying that many in our ranks have as much trouble with stating the “our lives had become unmanageable” portion of Step 1 as there are those who struggled with the admitting they were powerless.

Because they had not given everything away due to their addiction, they did not recognize the real “unmanageable” areas of their lives that this Step is talking about.   They saw themselves as better or luckier that the rest of us.  “We” show up at meeting walking or riding a bike. “We” live in half-way houses or shelters or on the streets.  “We” do not have a job, etc.  Yet they entered Recovery “intact”. 

While a small number of them were truly blessed in that their “bottom” seemed like the sky to most of us, the majority in this group will go back out and/or relapse.  Because of their “denial” that this part of Step 1 pertained to them, they mostly ignored it.  This is a disastrous pitfall to stumble into.  If we are truly “powerless” over our addiction/compulsive behaviors, then every part of every Step pertains to us.  Period!! 

This “denial” causes this group to Not be able to “completely” give themselves over to this simple program of Recovery.  Remember, if the foundation is bad nothing that you try to build on it will last.

That’s where we will pick it up next time.

Until then........be sure to tell a friend about us.

Thanks for visiting us - come back soon.

Remember: "It is what it is and "it ain't nothing but a thang!"