Abstinence from alcohol or drugs is important in order to get better from addiction; however, it is not solely responsible for people staying sober. Staying abstinent alone usually ends up with people feeling, feelings like shame, guilt, boredom or even rage in isolation. They experience these feelings all alone with no one to help them to learn to cope or no way to vent their frustration. The person thinks about all of this which leads to “If this is how it feels to be sober then the hell with it, I would rather get drunk or at least use something to get some relief from these feelings”. I’ve talked to many people in recovery over the years. When you ask people how long they have been sober the answer always points in the same direction. The people who are active in recovery and are actively participating in a 12 step group or other recovery program, they are the ones who stay sober and enjoy a higher quality of life, as a result of not using again. When a person relapses from addiction it’s usually something he hasn’t been doing while he was abstinent or wasn’t doing while they were in recovery. For example, they didn’t talk during the meetings, didn’t get a sponsor, stopped going to meetings or didn’t have a home group. The important thing to remember when deciding to get sober is simply “I have to do what others have done in recovery in order for me to put this disease in remission and have a good quality of life. Recovery is simple, however, for the person struggling with addiction things get very complicated
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