A. Answer: Often addicted people can recover to the point of living happy and fulfilled lives with their addiction under control. It can be useful to consider oneself "recovering" as opposed to recovered, so as to prevent complacency, which can often lead to reusing or doing the activity again that caused the original damage.

Paying attention to the substances or activities that got one into trouble in the first place can be a nearly overwhelming challenge. Gaining some control over the option not to use can be the goal of the active addict. Once one is capable of not using “today,” one is likely capable of a prolonged period of abstinence, which can lead to repair in a life.

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