1,260 Quotes About Recovery

Attempts to stop smoking or give up any sort of self-destructive addictive behavior such as drugs, alcohol, hypersexuality, overeating, or overworking, often fail because it is very difficult to give up a means of self-regulation even when it is unhealthy until it can be replaced with a better form of self-regulation.

I spent so much time at “rock bottom” that I was charged rent for staying there.

The disease of addiction is a chronic, devious bitch just waiting for you to slip-up.

Stressing about a relapse happening only leads to a release happening.

For addicts, like me, things have to get worse before they even have a chance of getting better.

You can love an addict, but not unconditionally, because the ultimate condition is for him to get “treatment.

Yeah that’s what addiction does. You don’t stop until you have no other choice. You drive headfirst into a fucking brick wall with everything you love in the passenger seat... and you pray that something survives

The COVID-19 crisis has fueled the rise of domestic violence.

Being gentle with ourselves in an organic way allows us to find refuge and access serenity. Gentleness helps us to learn from our mistakes without being hard on ourselves. We can learn from making a mistake without attacking ourselves.