You have stunted me in my life’s progress. With you, I didn’t have a purpose in life, it heroin addiction was an escape from the mundane and a sad life. The reality was that you caused those feelings within me in the first place. You have caused me to be a shadow of the person I was half a lifetime ago.
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- Did it make you forget important family events or miss special occasions?
- After all the good times we spent, you ended up ruining my life.
- I know I’m better off not associating with you whatsoever going forward and I’m thankful I finally gained the courage to stand up to you and say NO.
Managing Sobriety Through Nutrition and Supplements
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- I needed to change myself, something you would never let me do.
- Because of you, I’ve spent nights in jail, I lost my license, my job, my marriage, and my kids won’t speak to me.
- It should not be used in place of the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider.
- It got worse and eventually it happened at work and an ambulance was called because I fainted.
Step Five: Commitment to Change for the Better
How you made me feel as if I was wrapped in a delightful bubble, and I wanted you. Immediately you reassured me that I could cope – and I instantly felt better. You got me into your protective bubble and I stopped worrying and felt calm and soothed. She was always strong and untouchable, unbreakable. I remember feeling shaken when I walked home – I suspected her boyfriend had been hitting her.
Step Two: Personal Reflection (Be Honest; Mention Good Times and Bad)
I didn’t see why I shouldn’t spend every waking moment with you around – even though other people would see that as wrong. I remember, too, the first time I met you unsociably early on in the day. I had a morning appointment for a medical procedure – and the nurse had warned me it would be excruciatingly painful.
Well it’s been a while now, and although you are a bad influence, I do miss you sometimes. I miss our secret relationship, the way that no-one else was part of it and could never get in on it. I miss the way you comfort me when I’m down. It sometimes creeps up on me unexpectedly how much I miss you. And other times I am glad you are gone. A Goodbye Letter to Addiction is a heartfelt expression of bidding farewell to the clutches of substance dependency.
I found sneakier ways of seeing you; my schemes became more sophisticated. Nothing was going to stop us being together – you were the only one who truly made me feel better. Now I knew you could be physically soothing as well. I only did it for the physical pain, but as I walked home through the streets I noticed I wasn’t as scared of being outside as I usually was. I can’t entirely hate you because originally you did help me when nothing else could. I could always rely on you and you protected me and made me feel safe.
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Say goodbye; don’t offer to connect or answer any questions. But it’s also fine to admit that alcohol destroyed your life and was a thief of your time and energy. It pushed your family and friends away from you. You fell victim to an Alcohol Use Disorder that required treatment – you’re not at fault; it’s a clinical diagnosis.
Love in Sobriety 💗
I started having significant consequences, totaled a car, got into multiple accidents and lost my life because of you. You destroyed my life causing hurt, confusion and pain – a lot of pain. You are filled with empty promises that you’ll play nice and only come to visit once in a while. Instead, you camped out in my home, my car, my office and even went so far as to hide in my suitcase on our family trip to Disneyland. You know they don’t serve alcohol in the park. I sleep a whole lot more and value my downtime.
It’s nice knowing you no longer have a say in my thoughts, my actions or my life, for that matter, and that I’m driving this bus now. I get to decide how I spend my time and with whom I spend it with. The next part of the letter is where you will express your commitment to change from a goodbye letter to alcohol place of addiction and chaos into a new, sober lifestyle.