Blog for July 28th 2025
Relapse and Recovery
Well, I had started a most wonderful, excellent blog and due to a pop-up ad that would not quit, I re-started my computer and proof, it’s gone! The blog I had started. So I am trying to get back to it, I was telling you all about a sponsee that relapsed, in fact, for the last eight months and we didn’t even know. We were (are) very close to him, maybe too close, so close that we didn’t see it. He’d been working a lot and said he was stressed; I believed him.
It’s been quite upsetting to me, to think of the lies, deceit, betrayal and he had a heart attack and nearly died. I think I still have fear for him. Relapses are no joke guys, using is no joke, this disease of ours is out to get us. If we give it the slightest opportunity, it will take us and then take us out. Relapse is hell.
I’ve gone through a lot of my own emotions behind his decision to use and keep using. It scares me how powerful the disease of addiction is. I’ve talked to my own sponsor about this a couple of times. Of course, I know I’m powerless, but I am also more grateful than ever for being clean and in recovery.
I know I am powerless, and I know that I can only see to my own recovery but we sure did try to help this guy. I pray for him and his recovery, his life. He went to rehab a day or two ago and I’m glad to hear it, I pray it helps set him back on the road to recovery.
In my own world, life is happening, and I am grateful for every bit of it. I’ve been blessed to spend time with kids, grandkids,
great grandkids. My husband and I went to a convention for the afternoon on Saturday, it was a nice day, a nice drive and heard the message of recovery. Today I went to our monthly area service committee meeting, and we took care of some business. It was all good. I have been wearing four hats in that service meeting and finally a couple of guys stepped up to be of service, now I’m down to two hats, yay. I love to be of service, but that was ridiculous!
Yes, relapse happens, to some, sometimes, so far I have not had to experience that pain, because recovery also happens. Thank God, all you have to do is surrender, not take the first one and keep coming back.
Question of the Week: Have you ever relapsed? How did you make it back to recovery.
