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We faced three disturbing realizations: 1. We are powerless over our addiction and our lives are unmanageable; 2. Although we are not responsible for our disease, we are responsible for our recovery; 3. We can no longer blame people, places, and things for our addiction. ~Narcotics Anonymous P 15

Yikes, WE are the addicts! WE are responsible for our recovery, NOT the people we blamed for our addiction. We can blame them no longer. Yes, these are disturbing realizations. Who wants to look at themselves as the source of their problems when blaming the other guy means that guy has to do something about it, not us? Yet, we learn that our recovery must be based on personal responsibility. The good news is we don’t have to assume full responsibility forever—just for today. Taking responsibility for today is all that is required of us. At some point, these disturbing realizations are no longer disturbing.

I am responsible for the actions

that support my recovery.

My disease didn’t arise out of a lack of parental compassion {…}. They helped to give me something to return to when everything else around me had deteriorated.

∼Chemically Dependent Anonymous P 223