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Recovery Quotes

"There is stability in self-destruction, in prolonging sadness as a means of escaping abstractions like happiness. Rock bottom is a surprisingly comfortable place to lay your head. Looking up from the depths of another low often seems a lot safer than wondering when you'll fall again. Falling feels awful.I'd rather fucking fly."

"There is stability in self-destruction, in prolonging sadness as a means of escaping abstractions like happiness. Rock bottom is a surprisingly comfortable place to lay your head. Looking up from the depths of another low often seems a lot safer than wondering when you'll fall again. Falling feels awful.I'd rather fucking fly."

Kris Kidd, American Writer

Recovery, Struggle, Sadness, Hope

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"I suggest you forget about forgiveness for now and strive for acceptance instead. Accept that the man you love was unfaithful to you. Accept that the woman you once held in regard treated you with disrespect. Accept that their actions hurt you deeply. Accept that this experience taught you something you didn't want to know. Accept that sorrow and strife are a part of even a joyful life. Accept that it's going to take a long time for you to get that monster out of your chest. Accept that someday what pains you now will surely pain you less."

"I suggest you forget about forgiveness for now and strive for acceptance instead. Accept that the man you love was unfaithful to you. Accept that the woman you once held in regard treated you with disrespect. Accept that their actions hurt you deeply. Accept that this experience taught you something you didn't want to know. Accept that sorrow and strife are a part of even a joyful life. Accept that it's going to take a long time for you to get that monster out of your chest. Accept that someday what pains you now will surely pain you less."

Cheryl Strayed, American Writer

Recovery, Acceptance, Healing, Growth, Loss

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"Drugs may know how to numb a brain, but the past never forgets to resurface."

"Drugs may know how to numb a brain, but the past never forgets to resurface."

Kris Kidd, American Writer

Recovery, Drugs, Memory, Past, Pain

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"Drainage tubes ran out of his belly and side, and there was a catheter the size of a pencil coming out his penis. Nothing particularly hurt, so he had to assume he was on pretty nearly all the narcotics there were."

"Drainage tubes ran out of his belly and side, and there was a catheter the size of a pencil coming out his penis. Nothing particularly hurt, so he had to assume he was on pretty nearly all the narcotics there were."

James S.A. Corey, American Author

Recovery, Pain, Healing, Survival

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"My nose bleeds, and every comedown feels like an overdose. I try to make peace with God each time, but he shows no interest, and it reminds me of my dad, and I get so upset that I just have to do another line. Like I said, a cycle."

"My nose bleeds, and every comedown feels like an overdose. I try to make peace with God each time, but he shows no interest, and it reminds me of my dad, and I get so upset that I just have to do another line. Like I said, a cycle."

Kris Kidd, American Writer

Recovery, Addiction, Pain, Faith, Cycle

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"I found the prospect daunting, but somehow comforting, too, because the counselors insisted it could be done, and, after all, many of them were recovering alcoholics themselves."

"I found the prospect daunting, but somehow comforting, too, because the counselors insisted it could be done, and, after all, many of them were recovering alcoholics themselves."

Craig Ferguson, Scottish Comedian

Recovery, Hope, Healing, Fear

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"Even if things were broken right now. Sometimes it was the cracks that let the light in."

"Even if things were broken right now. Sometimes it was the cracks that let the light in."

Shannon Hale, American Author

Recovery, Light, Hope, Healing, Imperfection

11

"No one 'deserves' success; it is either earned with hard work or lost to the hands of fate."

"No one 'deserves' success; it is either earned with hard work or lost to the hands of fate."

Sanhita Baruah, Indian Writer

Recovery, Success, Truth, Effort, Fate

11

"I mean, okay, let's say we're all going to get better. Let's just pretend we will. Fine. Where are we going to go after we get better? What are we going to do with all of our newfound healthy behaviors? Back out into the world that screwed us up and screwed us over. This does not sound promising."

"I mean, okay, let's say we're all going to get better. Let's just pretend we will. Fine. Where are we going to go after we get better? What are we going to do with all of our newfound healthy behaviors? Back out into the world that screwed us up and screwed us over. This does not sound promising."

Benjamin Alire Saenz, American Poet

Recovery, World, Reality, Healing

10

"Basically, dating is like climbing a volcano and you never know when it's going to erupt, dumping molten lava and burning you."

"Basically, dating is like climbing a volcano and you never know when it's going to erupt, dumping molten lava and burning you."

Robin Bielman, American Novelist

Recovery, Relationship, Risk, Emotion, Uncertainty

10

"We all make mistakes, the danger lies in letting those mistakes make us. Make us believe we can't put things right. Make us think there's no hope. Make us give up."

"We all make mistakes, the danger lies in letting those mistakes make us. Make us believe we can't put things right. Make us think there's no hope. Make us give up."

Jennifer Donnelly, American Author

Recovery, Mistake, Hope, Change, Learning

10

"I can do this I can start over. I can save my own life and I'm never going to be alone as long as I have stars to wish on and people to still love."

"I can do this I can start over. I can save my own life and I'm never going to be alone as long as I have stars to wish on and people to still love."

Jennifer Elisabeth, American Poet

Recovery, Hope, Love, Stars

9

"Healing ultimately comes down to whether or not you have made the decision to do so."

"Healing ultimately comes down to whether or not you have made the decision to do so."

Gary Hopkins, American Author

Recovery, Healing, Decision, Choice

8

"I know you've been through an ordeal, but you don't want to start drowning yourself in liquor. You'll find that it's easy to do, but by the time you realize it could start to be a problem, you're already over that cliff."

"I know you've been through an ordeal, but you don't want to start drowning yourself in liquor. You'll find that it's easy to do, but by the time you realize it could start to be a problem, you're already over that cliff."

Kenya Wright, American Author

Recovery, Addiction, Warning, Choice, Healing

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"The old days are dead and gone days. For what I did in the past I have been punished. I have been cured."

"The old days are dead and gone days. For what I did in the past I have been punished. I have been cured."

Anthony Burgess, English Novelist

Recovery, Past, Healing, Change, Forgiveness

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