Once Addiction Touches You...

Day 992.

Some days are hard.

Others are easier.

Today was easier, not because it was a good day, but because I gave way to my feelings, and I cried and cried.

That may be harder for others to witness, but releasing it is easier than bracing and holding it in.

Marshall has relapsed. 

Yes, relapse is part of recovery for many. Nic Sheff made it - eventually, and I hope Marshall will too. It’s as if they have to work through all of the pitfalls en route to true and solid sobriety.

So how do I feel, as I sit and talk to his Mum?

Well, whether your child is dead, or still on the see-saw of hope of recovery and relapse - it’s all still shit.

Once this disease is in your life, whether it be in your body or in the bodies of your loved one - it’s all still shit.