Anger is one of the most misunderstood emotions in recovery. We’re taught to fear it, suppress it, avoid it, as if rage itself were the enemy. But for many people who’ve battled addiction, anger wasn’t just a symptom, it was a survival mechanism. It was the fire that kept you alive when everything else went […]
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Mourning the Life You Lost to Addiction
No one tells you that recovery comes with mourning. You expect detox, cravings, maybe shame. You don’t expect grief, deep, bone-heavy grief for the version of you that lived inside addiction. It sounds strange at first. Why would anyone miss that life? Why grieve something that nearly destroyed you? But the truth is, addiction wasn’t […]
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