Recovery is not meant to be tackled alone. Even though you may think that the mature or “American” thing to do when confronted with a frightening loss of control is to bury the issue, or deal with it by “getting a grip, buckling down and flying right,” this will only lead to prolonged troubles. A true chemically-dependent person can never solve their problem by will-power alone. How could you tackle addiction with will power, a mental tool, when you have a mental and physical illness such as addiction? That’s like saying you’re going to combat paralysis by walking! There’s a reason why every treatment and recovery program has a group component of some sort: it works!

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