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The Harsh Reality of Relapsing #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #addictiontreatment

3 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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In this candid commentary, Amber Hollingsworth reflects on the painful cycle of repeated relapse in addiction recovery. She emphasizes that even when a person manages to pull themselves back together after a relapse, the process is extremely difficult and often leads to ongoing negative consequences. Relapse can burn bridges with loved ones and jeopardize employment, meaning that getting back on track does not erase the damage already done. Amber describes how individuals may rationalize or minimize their relapses, labeling such thoughts as "addict thoughts," which further hinders genuine recovery.

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Even if you can keep relapsing and you can keep pulling it back together, which you can, it freaking sucks. It's freaking hard. I don't know why you'd want to do that. It's not something that you want to do because it's crappy. But also, even if you get back on track, it doesn't mean you're not still burning bridges. So you might get back on track, but you're— you— that might be the last straw for the other person in your life or for your job. So you don't get to get back up without the scrapes. And so it's just, it's, it's a rationalization, it's a minimization, it's an addict thought is what it is.