Recovering

Again about the topic that hunted me this entire year: addictions. Even after you have way past the addiction you are still in danger. It crossed my mind today. When you're recovering from an addiction ... you are never out of the woods. A recovering alcoholic will always be an alcoholic that can never leave the guard down. A recovering drug-addict or shopaholic or workaholic ... they will always be in danger to relapse. It's not like: been there, done that - file closed! It's more than this. Once you started on this path, even when recovering, you are still most likely to fall. I wish there was an easier way out, but it isn't. The only thing you can fight against an addiction is a strong will.