Once on the road to recovery many of us tend to switch addictions. This is particularly difficult to understand when we have finally achieved sobriety from our drug of choice.

We’ve worked hard to give one compulsions only to find ourselves eating more, being drawn to gambling, or seeking out anonymous sexual encounters to fill our needs.

Numbing our inner pain can take many forms. In recovery we have learned to be vigilant about new compulsive behaviors. Arresting one addiction only to start another is not recovery. Changing our life is.

Going to meetings, getting a sponsor, communing daily with our Higher Power, sharing with others, and getting professional counseling when needed are all signs of a healthy, focused recovery. When we take care of ourselves, we can avoid switching to another drug. We can truly be sober and free.

Today help me abstain from all substances and behaviors that can trigger the addictive process.

Tags: Just for Today, recovery, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, Twelve Step program