Someone who has never struggled with drug addiction or alcohol abuse often has no genuine understanding of what someone attempting to remain sober has had to deal with. There are times that people have to explain their situation to people who have an extremely limited understanding about recovery. These are just a few of the most frustrating comments.

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Thursday, Nov. 7th 2013
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Someone who has never struggled with drug addiction or
alcohol abuse often has no genuine understanding of what
someone attempting to remain sober has had to deal with.
There are times that people have to explain their situation
to people who have an extremely limited understanding
about recovery. These are just a few of the most frustrating
comments.
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2. “So you don’t even drink wine?”
Most people fail to understand that if someone manages to overcome a cocaine addiction, it
is not a good idea for them to consume other addictive substances. Even though different
substances have different addictive properties, it is important to understand that addictive
tendencies are not merely limited to a single drug. Just because a person stops drinking
alcohol, that does not mean that they should suddenly rely on OxyContin to manage their
daily stress. Perhaps one of the best analogies to date for this behavior is ‘switching seats on
the Titanic’, while it may seem like a change, it is still not going to end up well. So yes, this
means not even wine and not even marijuana.
“You still meet with your counselor? Even now?”
Most people who seem surprised by this have no idea what dependence or long-term
recovery truly is. Just because a person walks out of a drug rehab facility, that does not mean
that their journey is over – it means that their journey towards sobriety is just beginning.
Sometimes a person in recovery just wants to follow up with an aftercare counselor to discuss
particularly difficult situations, this allows them to get feedback on how to avoid them in the
future. Not following up with aftercare is similar to going on a strict diet for six months and
then eating whatever you want. While you saw some change in those six months, it is likely to
all be for naught if you do not stick with it.
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Overcoming drug or alcohol addiction is one of the most difficult things to do, but anyone who
has ever successfully managed to become sober understands that willpower only plays a
small (yet important role). If sobriety exclusively focused on willpower, we would see far more
people relapse. Most people in recovery are tempted at some point or another, but they
understand what might happen if they do. They have been given the tools to overcome this
obstacle.
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3. “It must be so hard for you”
While this may come from a place of love, sometimes it sounds condescending. Of course it is
hard; of course it is a challenge to be unable to see old friends, to partake in the traditional
celebration of weddings, New Years, etc. However, all these people need to do is look at the
person they used to be in order to give themselves a reason to abstain. Compared to what
these men and women have had to overcome already, remaining sober is not always the
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Now you know a few of the things that non-addicts say that drive people in recovery crazy. If
society as a whole had a better understanding of what recovery means, chances are that it
would be easier and less stigmatizing for those people to seek help in the first place.
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