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Recovery Expectations vs Reality – I’m Sober, What Now?

  We have a nasty habit of glamorizing โ€œgetting well.โ€ Our recovery expectations envision peak healthโ€ฆ how our lives will look (perfect) and bodies will feel (also perfect)โ€ฆ The thoughts weโ€™ll have and the ones we wonโ€™t. Sometimes, we use the idealized and far-off future to excuse our behavior. Once Iโ€™m not using, then Iโ€™ll […]