A less than "average" experience with Drug or Alcohol addiction recovery!

For years I struggled with addiction and all I was told was that this is a disease that you will have to learn to live with for the rest of your life !!! that was like a death sentence to me as i am also a type one diabetic and I know what it means to be told you have an illness that "you are gonna have to learn to live with" and exactly how daunting that can be!!! So needless to say I was less than ecstatic to tackle this hurdle and as I went through rehab programs I realized that there were certain unmistakable facts that separated addiction from a real disease / condition like diabetes or cancer. That was the power of personal choice which was not a factor in my Diabetes as I didn't choose th be a diabetic and at any given moment i did not (and still don't ) have the power to decide not to have Diabetes but with addiction it is based solely on ones own determinism and although once the addiction cycle is started it is very tough for people to stop and they just get caught up in it but once a person has had intervention and by what ever miracle they experience a period of sobriety and their own true personality once again surfaces sobriety once again becomes a choice do I or don't I!!! So needless to say I was blown away to discover that all the tools I needed to enjoy a full and productive life were right in front of me all the while and what I really needed was to regain a sense of self worth and personal power over my life and the choices I make! All I want to say top anyone still recovering or suffering from addiction is don't be afraid to walk your own path and be your own person! I would also like to give thanks to everyone who helped me to become the person I am today my understanding of addiction and more importantly sobriety and I want to help others to be empowered to succeed over their addictions! so check out this article!