Emotional Recovery From Addiction Authentic recovery is more than an attitude. It is based on emotional work that involves an honest appraisal of ones life. It is through dealing with unresolved feelings of grief and anger that one can truly heal from addiction. The emotional bottom of recovery. Just as one needs to hit bottom with drinking or using in order to begin recovery eventually one will also hit an emotional bottom of fear anger and grief. And recovery can only start by first understanding how when and where those emotions took control. Author Barb Rogers challenges readers in recovery to investigate the unresolved grief and loss in their lives and helps readers navigate the impacts of those emotionsemotions that can lead back to using if not resolved. Finding healing and happiness. Recovery from addictions involves more than getting sober. It involves finding happiness which can only happen if the emotional work is done as well. Negative emotions have the ability to weigh on us and influence both our decisions and the way we handle lifes challenges. If we continue to live with fear anger and grief we arent really free from our addictions. The steps to recoveryauthentic and complete recoveryinvolve healing from the deeper issues in our life. Learn more about The emotional healing that goes handinhand with addiction recoveryDealing with grief and resolving underlying issuesHow to find happiness after getting sober If you learned from books like This Naked Mind Rewired The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction or A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps then youll want to read Addiction ampamp Grief. show more