To grow in recovery – whether from food, drugs, alcohol or another addiction -- we must grow up emotionally.
This means getting honest with ourselves and facing up to the self-defeating thoughts and actions that put our sobriety at risk. In down-to-earth language, "12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery" teaches us to identify our personal limitations, then provides tools for working through those problems in daily life.Learn to avoid confusing self-concern with selfishness, using the program to try to become perfect, ignoring relationship troubles, holding onto the belief that life should be easy.
Read a sample chapter online of 12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery, published by Hazelden.