Those of us who live in one day at a time recovery learn the reality of togetherness. We eventually learn the importance of together instead of living life as a lone participant of introversion. Please understand that we are not saying that people who are introverts cannot recover. We are saying we need the experience, concern, and strength of other people to help us face life on life’s turns. The reality of those of us who know the importance of togetherness quite often are people who are introverts. Just because people enjoy their own company doesn’t mean they don’t want to help others. And it doesn’t mean they don’t want help from others. What it does mean is all of us living in one day at a time recovery know the pain of the empty aloneness that our disorder gave to us. And we know the benefits and the peace our togetherness can give to us. Many of us found the need for togetherness when we were at low points in our lives crying out, or perhaps uttering, “God help me.” Very often we find our aloneness is a symptom of our disorder. When we learn this we learn to heal. One day at a time we recover. We have learned the reality of togetherness.
