Welcome BBJohn, I think you have it half right. The part you seem to be missing is "If you don't deal with what brought you to the doors of recovery, it will take you back out." To do this, we do it one day at a time and we don't pick up no matter what. For me, I substituted the pills for alcohol and in the end I was doing both, and but for the Grace of God, I would have died. When I got here, using was no longer an option, so it was do what they suggested and for me, more. Instead of my DOC being more, I had to put more effort into my recovery:- more meetings, more reading of literature, more phone numbers and talking to more other addicts and alcoholics. I had to learn to IDENTIFY and not compare. I wish you well on your journey. I hope you will continue to come each day and share with us.
