A Goodbye Letter to Addiction

I relied on drugs to fix all my problems. I use them to feel better, or not feel anything, at all. Being emotionally flat-lined has its price. Every time I pick up, I lose another piece of me.

• In this liminal space between past and present, I approached my ancestor.
• There was even a part of me that believed I could become a better person with you.
• Instead, you might begin to concentrate on your healing prospects.
• Here are five popular journal formats to consider using as a recovery journal.
• No, I am making the decision to leave you now.

You Will Mess Up, Don’t Give Up

• I think to myself, I’ll never do that and then to my horror, I do.
• You’ll have nightmares about it and be tormented while you sleep.
• Always remember that going back to the pit of despair will not erase the pain but will only enhance it.
• In order to survive my addiction, I killed my soul.
• Now we need to get to the solution.

You’re trying to improve yourself, so the world recognizes you as a person in recovery. You can’t undo the past, but you may use it to guide your present and future actions. When you take responsibility, you admit your faults and name the negative emotions you’re experiencing as a result. Dwelling on past failures serves no purpose, but accepting them and moving on does. You can’t go back and alter things, but you can use what you’ve learned to guide your future actions. The key to forgiving oneself is to treat oneself with the same kindness and understanding that one would show to a person one loves unconditionally.

• The reason that I say this is that I am the future version of you.
• The road to healing begins with accepting oneself.
• Having negative emotions that aren’t addressed might cut short sobriety periods, raise the likelihood of relapse, or prevent someone from getting help.
• Now, take the time to identify what else you’re learned about yourself during the recovery process.

Write a letter to your addiction.

Sometimes, just as after a breakup, you need closure. As you stop your connection with drugs, writing a letter to addiction may be able to offer you this closure. You may let go of the past and your addiction with this letter. Instead, you might begin to concentrate on your healing prospects.

Reasons to Journal During Addiction Recovery

I sincerely hope that you experience deep reflection and healing and continue onto one year of recovery journaling. Living a drug addicted life may seem like hell, but it is going to get better. This is not reserved the special few. Anyone can have sobriety and that means you too. You will finally see the power of a higher power in your life. And life will take on  a new meaning, life will become the most beautiful thing you have ever experienced.

Reflect on the last mistake you made and what you learned from it.

Also, to process your recovery journey with a personal recovery journal. I had to admit my complete powerlessness over you in order to release your grip on my existence. But as I bear witness to you ripping through the lives of my friends, my family members, and my patients, I find it nearly impossible to surrender again. You would think I would have accepted this by now—that you want us dead—after battling with you my entire life. You would think I would stop being surprised as I hear about overdose after overdose… countless lives that you’ve taken hostage and pursued until the gates of death.

A Letter to My 10-Year-Old Self from a Person in Recovery

You are going to mess up a few times. You will have to go treatment more than once. This is going to take you a minute to figure out.

When rehabilitating, self-forgiveness letter to my addiction is not synonymous with denying responsibility for the harm you have caused others. Self-forgiveness might include taking responsibility for oneself. The best approach to proceed is to first recognize your impact and behaviors, then proceed mindfully. If there are any concerns about content we have published, please reach out to us at Take a look at our state of the art treatment center.

Reflect on the progress you’ve made so far.

We will lay in utter misery until a phone is ringing and our noses are compacted with powder. Substance use is the most serious public health issue for young people in the United States. The consequences of this extend far beyond young people like yourself. It affects families and surrounding communities, too. Every day in America, 29 people die from alcohol-related car crashes.