Progress...

Reward yourself for your progress in your battle against your addiction!

One reason that it is so easy to fall back into bad behaviors is the fact that we fail to reward ourselves for our progress!
Nothing... happens over night... but you NEED to acknowledge your good days and be proud of them!

So.. if today you only called the person you are stalking... 10 times instead of 20 (yes, you are stalking the person "if" you call that many times) REWARD yourself!

If you resisted the urge to drink the whole 5th of Patron... leaving any booze undigested is progress! REWARD yourself!

If you drove by the drug man's house.... and actually did NOT stop. REWARD yourself!

If you ordered salad with NO dressing.... when you really wanted the burger with chili cheese fries! REWARD yourself!

If you turned off you phone... FINALLY... so that you did not engage in text warfare with you toxic significant other. REWARD yourself!

Or maybe you just smoked half a pack instead of two! REWARD yourself!

People with addiction naturally look down upon themselves, they feel extreme guilt, even if initially they do not verbalize these feelings to those around them.
Every minute that you are spending trying to better yourself... even baby steps... is progress worth acknowledgement and rewards!

Just do not REWARD yourself with sex, booze, drugs, food, and smokes!

No seriously I know people that stop using coke for a few days and REWARD themselves on the weekend with a couple of shots. Some how...this never works out well.

It is important to find someone to share this progress with... to help support you.
You are not alone... if you do not want to talk to those around you... talk to me I'll listen and give you support.

You never know how sharing your personal progress with others may help motivate them as well.