Addiction and Recovery

This is the first episode of six "Understanding Addiction". Chris is a recovering addict who is in remission of the disease of addiction and now an addiction counselor. He has been in remission for multiple years and through his own experience during active addiction and recovery,  he has recorded his perception and understanding of the disease of addiction that was never explained to him. Chris hopes that giving his own story, will give this important information to those caught in addiction, the families of addicts, and those who are yet to active their addiction disease.

An insight into the life of recovering addicts. What is an addictive personality? What is addiction? “The sleeping tiger within us” . Do we all have some sort of addictive personality? Amy, a recovering addict, shares her story of being in recovery with her husband who is still an active addict.

What is “the hole in your soul”? What is the insanity of active addiction? Is the disease of addiction just drugs and alcohol? What is a High Power, can it be anything?

“Addiction Behaviour” or life and living in the grip of the Tiger. How addict's behavior changes to feed their addiction. Why addicts cannot just have or do one. “One is too many and a thousand never enough”. Where to start the road to recovery, and how to begin. Two stories of experience, strength, and hope.

Rock Bottom is a concept that means something different to each and every addict. Generally, rock bottom refers to a time or an event in life that causes an addict to reach the lowest possible point in the disease. It is a time when the person feels like things cannot get worse for them. Their life has been damaged so badly that it seems like there is nothing good left to destroy. This is my personal story of my rock bottom.