My name is Nicole and I have been clean now for two years. The hardest part for me throughout my recovery has been dealing with the guilt from my bad choices. Realizing all I missed while I was battling my addiction and making amends with loved ones isn’t easy. We want forgiveness so bad and they are tired of giving it just to see us back slide into relapse again and again. I feel like I’ve come so far, further than I ever have before, when will they accept the new me? Sometimes it’s so draining I feel like giving up would be easier. Now that I have learned ways to cope and redirect my thinking about this process, I understand more how they feel and I am learning I can’t change the past, but I can redirect the future. What is your view on this topic? Have you received forgiveness from those that are most important to you? Have you fully forgiven yourself?

My name is Nicole and I have been clean now for two years. The hardest part for me throughout my recovery has been dealing with the guilt from my bad choices. Realizing all I missed while I was battling my addiction and making amends with loved ones isn’t easy. We want forgiveness so bad and they are tired of giving it just to see us back slide into relapse again and again. I feel like I’ve come so far, further than I ever have before, when will they accept the new me? Sometimes it’s so draining I feel like giving up would be easier. Now that I have learned ways to cope and redirect my thinking about this process, I understand more how they feel and I am learning I can’t change the past, but I can redirect the future. What is your view on this topic? Have you received forgiveness from those that are most important to you? Have you fully forgiven yourself?