Stop Telling Me How to Talk About My Recovery

“Chris! STOP Saying You’re a ‘Recovering Addict!'” I keep seeing it on social media: people — and let’s be honest, most of them aren’t in recovery — demanding we change our language. They say things like: “You’re more than an addict.” “You shouldn’t say ‘recovering addict.’” “You’re recovered.” “Don’t say ‘clean.’ That’s a…

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