Learning to deal with uncertainty can be difficult for the healthiest of people. We who live in one day at a time recovery learn this. We follow recovery programs, learn coping methods or tools, and try to live in the present moment. Still, uncertainty can mess with us. It causes us anxiety. It causes depression. Sometimes our lack of coping skills have disabling effects on us. Some people retreat into aloneness and active addiction. Uncertainty can literally kill us. Perhaps, just one day at a time, we can learn to live with uncertainty. If we have the basic necessities of life we have some certainty in our lives (this includes medication for many of us). Uncertainty is simply adversity caused by not knowing everything for sure. We can cope and if we need help we reach out. It’s important. We don’t have to do this alone. We can do this.
