WHY PROFESSIONALIZING YOUR RECOVERY TOO EARLY CAN DESTROY YOUR SOBRIETY
The thing about professionalizing your recovery, that is, trying to make something out of it, is this: when you relapse, you may not have the guts to come out and say you relapsed.
So you end up living a lie.
A profitable lie.
For those who haven’t yet been tested by fire and come out sober, it is very wise to give yourself time to steady your growth before making something out of your recovery.
You cannot take on helping others, or build something around your recovery, if you are less than five years sober. You haven’t been tested.
The battle is very intense.
If what you’re doing is effective, it will rip you apart.
In 2020, I started doing outreaches in the ghettos. Little did I know that this would backfire on my marital life. It took a hit.
We eventually separated.
So here’s the real question:
Can you stay sober if you lose…
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