A while ago I received this email from a woman experiencing the opposite of the positive emotions she had hoped to find in recovery. 

“I’m in recovery from alcoholism and should feel happy, but I feel sad and angry and empty - almost like I’m grieving.  But not only has nobody has died, in fact I got my life back.  I’m worried that if I keep this up I’m going to start drinking again.  How do I make sense of my emotions and hold onto my recovery?”

As you can see from the despera...


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