Be Recovered: Breaking free from the Disease of Addiction | Dean Taraborelli | TEDxSedona

"The thing that bothered me the most is that I was not going to fulfill my purpose, and I didn't even know what it was" ..... WOW! I FELT THAT.

Spontaneous remission. Every sober addict I've met, like truely sober with years and years... They all have this in common. They all can recount this exact moment where they suddenly woke up from their addiction free, saying "never again" and they continue to say it every day, and they truely feel it... Believe with every inch of their soul.

5 days right now man, today is the first day I'm feeling better than the day before

I’ve been sober 2+ years now. I was a hopeless junkie. Still haven’t figured out how to be happy, but I’m alive. I got hope that I’m gonna stay clean and and be a success at life.

My daily mantra “I have zero desire to drink, I have no reason to panic” I tell that to myself everyday At first, I used to say it and not believe it nor would I believe it would ever be true Only about a year ago did I start to believe it and every time I tell it to myself I smile knowing it’s true

So freaking true addiction is a call for something more to life.

The only guy who gets me, right here. He gets me. He’s been there. I wish I had him in my corner cheering me on through rehab.

I'm recovered and very quickly (22 days sober) I ignored cravings I went against the advice of my treatment centre they wanted me to write down when cravings same what caused them etc etc and for me to write them down. Rubbish! All that does (from experience) is make cravings a "thing". If anything you don't even have to make yourself hyper busy either ... just get online and write a blog about your day so far or plans you are making but don't make it about drugs or recovery .. move on and LIVE and just keep in mind it's something you used to do and you don't do it anymore :) Great post btw God bless

“Addiction is when I’m doing something that I dont want to do and I cant stop doing it”

I definitely had a severe case of soul sickness while in my addiction. I am beyond grateful for my addiction since it led me to my beautiful soul awakening recovery! Great talk. Thank you.

So... I got clean 4/22/2021, thought I'd never go back. A lot happened and I had to move back to the home I grew up in, the place where a lot of my trauma and using occured. The last time I lived here I had my grandma and my daddy here with me, now it's just me and my step mom. In three months, I started drinking heavy and then relapsed a month ago. Day before yesterday I found out my best friend has been relapsing frequently. Now today, I'm sitting here high as a kite. Full of regret, anger and desire for more but I know I worked so hard to where I am, I just bought everybody in my family presents and I'm taking my stepmom on a trip for Christmas in less than two weeks. I don't think she could handle it if I started using again. I keep telling myself and my angels I will do better 🙏 Thanks for letting my vent. Maybe this video will help me through this

I'm on a 15 month relapse. Desperately tired and I can't stop. This man's story is exactly what I'm going through. "I know something is going to happen." Thank you God for bringing me to this video and give me the strength to get me out of this so I can fulfill my purpose. Love all of you going through this struggle, you're worth it. 🥰🙏

75 days sober turned off everything in life and have surrendered my will to God I feel great and have worked through my mind and spiritual being

SALUTE 💪💯👍👍.. this was one of the best sobriety messages I've heard in my now close to three years in recovery

Absolutely hit the nail on the head ! Addiction is the symptom not the cause. We all must go deeper within to truly get better!

Every addict defines what recovery is to them. The man seem to found his for of spirituality; appears to be applying the cognitive behavioral modal on himself; which works best when practice by your own volition and design; otherwise like a lot of addicts believe “it was forced down my throat!”. He does seem contradict himself in saying perhaps the disease modal is wrong, but also talks about symptoms. Diseases have symptoms. As a substance abuse counselor I’ve always been taught and have taught that there are several aspects of recovery including spirituality, self care, finding one’s purpose, working through stuck points, issues from the past; and that looks different for everyone struggling with addiction. I’m glad he found his recovered self. Maybe his journey is something that can help others because they connect with his though they may not connect with mine for whatever reason.

He tells like it really is, freedom! I'm 9 days free from alcohol and it's just the beginning, but ohh what a journey it is! I've never felt better mentally and in my life , and it doesn't stop there 🙂✌

I keep hearing, “childhood trauma”. What comes to mind is, hurting people, hurt others. It was never you, it was them. Lots of broken people in this world, and that’s where a lot of our pain came from.

I'm literally dying of my addiction. I understand what he's saying but where I'm at in this addiction bubble...nothing seems to work. I'm so lost. I hope what I learnt here will help.

I hear the message about the fear of not finding or not fulfilling your life purpose because addiction is such a powerful tangent away from the central purpose of your life. What bothers me about this talk is that he hasn't done his homework about what causes relapse, about how common it is for recovery to take years, and how recovery is a cumulative effort of learning and practicing new behaviors and new emotional management, self care and coping skills, and yes, it will all eventually gel. Yes, It gets easier. Yes, you get stronger. Yes, your brain recovers. Are you still susceptible to addiction? Yes. He doesn't credit that his years and years of therapy eventually sank in! He denies what we know: relapse can sneak up on you even after years of recovery, especially after a traumatic life event. No treatment model uses medication alone. Medication isn't meant to be used alone for recovery, it's just harm reduction to give you a chance to learn enough about managing your illness that you can have a real chance to succeed when you completely stop using. "I didn't have the trauma" ?! Well, yes, you did. If not, why did you ever start using? You were responding to something. You may not even remember a wound created by well meaning parents in early childhood. They don't have to be monsters. Children can be fragile. Adverse Childhood Experience can come from outside your family. For example, maybe your parents were good caregivers, but you were bullied by siblings or at school. It's really quite easy to traumatize young children. He's basically saying he's not an addict any more. I talk to lots of people who say this. People want to believe they can come out unscathed. It's an attractive fantasy. I think that's creating a false hope and a false expectation that sets a person up to feel bad about themselves. I look at a person who says "I'm recoverED" and not "I'm in recovery"-humbly acknowledging that it's a life-long, changing and dynamic process post addiction. What I see is a person who is in denial, is still shame-based, and may have a rude awakening eventually if he has a major life loss down the road. "The price of freedom is vigilance."