This is not like quitting a bad job, it is like David overcoming Goliath.
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It takes a commendable amount of courage, humility, and perseverance to enter into and maintain recovery. These can often be situations that are all too easy to quit, whereas recovery is no easy feat. Quitting is easy: quitting a task that has become too hard, quitting a job we hate, or quitting on a relationship when your heart is not in it. The word “overcomer” can be described as someone who grapples with or takes control of a particularly difficult thing or situation. Although it is on a much more intense level, the same concept can be applied to substances. Learning to stop biting your nails is generally a really good thing and something that you may want to follow through with and not give up on. In this context though, quitting still does not seem like the most appropriate word. These are behaviors that you may consider quitting. Biting your nails, picking at scabs, or even the more unrecognized habits like fidgeting or drinking too much coffee are all common bad habits. People experience any number of bad habits throughout their lives. You are not a quitter, you are an overcomer. Learning to conquer this chapter of your life requires patience, support, and guidance, whether that be through the Twelve Steps or a belief in your Higher Power. Here at Renaissance Ranch, we can provide you with the opportunity to grow and heal. Overcomer – this is a word worthy of describing the recovery experience. We instead should focus on the fact that recovery implies the conquering of a struggle with mental illness. Recovery is an amazingly wonderful thing, though, and the continued use of the word “quit” in regards to recovery does not make sense. Some may use the expression, “I quit smoking,” or “After 10 years of drinking, he finally quit.” So, it is interesting that the word is often used when concerning addiction.
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It has many negative connotations, in general. The term “quitter” can be defined as someone who gives up easily or cannot seem to follow through or make commitments.