Rule Number One {1} - Forget Will Power, Your will is what got you where you are!
Our addictions are such a powerful and relentless force that no one person can conquer it on their own. As soon as we accept this fact, and believe me it is a proven fact, then we have given our selves a realistic chance of finding recovery and overcoming the bondage of self will. If we try to kid ourselves into thinking that we can kick our addiction with our own will power then we will remain sick in our disease and continue to make the same mistakes over and over again, never remaining clean for any substantial amount of time.

It is essential to realize that it is "our own “Will" and “Emotions” that led us to our addiction and our own will that kept us suffering. Left up to us we will continually search for [url]different ways to use "successfully[/url]", but this is nothing more than an illusion. This is the voice of our disease speaking to our weakness, telling us we don't have a problem or we need our drugs just to function or "stay level". Our disease wants to keep us sick; it is far too powerful for us to try to fight it alone. It takes us from our families, our friends, and in many cases it is so powerful it even takes us from our children. Who in their right mind would give up the ones they love so very much over drugs, alcohol, sexual immorality, masturbation, or any addiction? The answer is simple: nobody in his or her right mind would. When we are sick in our addictions however, we are far from being in our right mind; in fact our mind is no longer controlled by us, but by our addictions. The drugs are calling all the shots; they rule our day, our thoughts, and our every decision. We are not in control of our lives and we are caught up in an endless circle of sickness and despair. Surrender your Will, Intellect and Emotions to God and miracles will begin to happen, I can assure you, this works.

Rule Number Two {2} - You don't have to do this alone. There are people who want to help you!

Our disease wants us to think we are alone, but we are not alone at all in reality, there are millions of addicts just like us and we need each other to beat this horrible existence. Millions of addicts have found recovery and they live wonderfully happy lives today. Don't dare believe the old cliché, "once an addict, always an addict". The lie is dead, and I for one am a living example. My life today is full of blessings and true happiness.
There is so much help available to us from other addicts who have found recovery and new lives for themselves, and they dedicate their lives to helping addicts who still suffer. That's one of the major ways that we stay clean, by giving to others what was given so freely to us. There are 12 step meetings everywhere you look, all hours of the day, every day of the week.

At these meetings you will find others who once felt hopeless, but now are free. There is a loving code of acceptance to all who seek their help and desire freedom from their addiction. People who understand us and love us unconditionally, without judgment. Who better to help an addict than another addict who has been in his shoes and found the beautiful light at the end of the tunnel known as Recovery? No matter how bad you think your problem is or how low your addiction has taken you, there will always be addicts who were worse off then you, felt more hopeless than you, yet found serenity and sobriety just like you are about to. Of a truth these Rule Number 2 does not give you a 100%{percent} prove that it will help you recover. Many end up getting worse in their addicts instead of better. An addicts always wants his/her disease being kept secret from others, they are afraid of people getting to find out about their terrible life style. Another alternative to these is to getting someone somewhere through email to counsel you without knowing who you are. Look for the personal email address of some great men of God full of anointing and let them stood by you. Ask them for personal counseling and prayer and most importantly if you can, sow a seed into their ministry. Hear these 99.9%{percent} of all addictions are spiritual and you need a spiritual solution to solve them.


Rule Number Three {3} - We must chase our recovery as strongly as we chased our next high![b][/b]
When we needed our drugs we did whatever it took to get them. Now it is time to do whatever it takes to free ourselves from the bondage of our addictions. We must take that same intensity and perseverance and turn the tables on our addiction. Just as nothing stood in the way of our pursuit of our next high, nothing can stand in the way of our recovery and ultimate happiness.
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