Continuing our talk about toxic positivity, we go a bit deeper into the subject. We do have traumas and other negative things from our past that can hang around our necks dragging us down not unlike how it was when we were in active addiction. I say “not unlike” because its not the same thing as active addiction but we do need to recover from things in our past so that we can move forward in recovery with as few relapse triggers as possible. I know, any addict who wants to relapse is going to find an excuse to do so, but I’m referring to those traumas that we may have long ago attached meaning, and subsequently drug use, to in the first place, back when all this started.
As I always say, getting sober and moving forward in your life of recovery (or sober living, if you’d rather) is a huge boost in momentum for your life, so “Ride that wave!” Life after addiction doesn’t have to be scary, we don’t have to live like we are constantly being bombarded with temptations and triggers to relapse. Instead, let’s look at this as an opportunity to completely clean out our “closets” and transmute our addictions and anything from our past into something positive. There’s a very good chance there’s an addict out there still suffering in active addiction who needs to hear your recovery story, who needs to see your example. Transmutation…that’s ol’ Matty’s new favorite word!
Much love and respect!

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