Most people living in one day at a time recovery understand that we lose the desire to use even though we might still have thoughts about using but experience tells us that this is normal for us. We know that early abstinence will bring with it triggers and cravings even after we have detoxified from whatever it was we were using. Many of us frequent the rooms of recovery going to at least one meeting a day for 90 consecutive days. This gives us a solid foundation in the rooms leading us into a journey of many years of solid recovery. What we will experience is that some of us still have the odd thought of using after many years of recovery. We know that these passing thoughts are normal for us. They don’t happen a lot but they do happen once in a while so we remain vigilant in our actions and continue going to the rooms of recovery which in all reality keeps us grounded in one day at a time recovery and one day at a time living. This is the continuation of giving and receiving which is the reality and the gift of living and doable grace. It’s all normal for us. Peace.
