“The temptation is just too great when you get that amount ofmoney practically put in your back pocket. It is enough to tempt you to go back on the booze… It is easy to slide back when you are a recovering alcoholic, but if you don’t have access to that sort of money it makes it easier.”
I understand the necessity of avoiding triggers, especially in early sobriety, but just as alcoholism is a progressive disease- an effective recovery must also be a process that moves continuously forward. Cash is not what causes Mr. Morgan to drink, it is his disease. Realistically, we can’t get away from triggers- for me they were relationships, money, work, school, friends and family- maybe I could have become a monk, then again religion was also a trigger. The fact is that life is full of triggers and the only sure fire way to resist them is not avoidance, but instead facing them down and learning to live with them safely through a strong recovery.
I am not advocating heading out to the local bar or urging an intimate conversation with your dealer to test the mettle of your sobriety, only suggesting that a strong recovery program can keep you out of the line of fire… because triggers aren’t dangerous unless you’re standing in front of the gun.
This is a Guest Postby The Discovering Alcoholic,who writes a blog at http://discoveringalcoholic.com/blog
“The temptation is just too great when you get that amount ofmoney practically put in your back pocket. It is enough to tempt you to go back on the booze… It is easy to slide back when you are a recovering alcoholic, but if you don’t have access to that sort of money it makes it easier.”
I understand the necessity of avoiding triggers, especially in early sobriety, but just as alcoholism is a progressive disease- an effective recovery must also be a process that moves continuously forward. Cash is not what causes Mr. Morgan to drink, it is his disease. Realistically, we can’t get away from triggers- for me they were relationships, money, work, school, friends and family- maybe I could have become a monk, then again religion was also a trigger. The fact is that life is full of triggers and the only sure fire way to resist them is not avoidance, but instead facing them down and learning to live with them safely through a strong recovery.
I am not advocating heading out to the local bar or urging an intimate conversation with your dealer to test the mettle of your sobriety, only suggesting that a strong recovery program can keep you out of the line of fire… because triggers aren’t dangerous unless you’re standing in front of the gun.