D.C. Hyden > Quotes

“To enable is to kill.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“What we can't control should not dictate the emotions we can control.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“As many ways there are to “mess-up” in addiction; there are Just as many ways to clean-up during recovery.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“Stressing about a relapse happening only leads to a release happening.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“Enabling is the mortal enemy of consequences.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“The reality is “using and abusing” takes people on rides to places they never intended to go. Most don’t realize they are even on a trip until they have already gone too far.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“I spent so much time at “rock bottom” that I was charged rent for staying there.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“For addicts, like me, things have to get worse before they even have a chance of getting better.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“Constant Reminder - Constant Deterrent”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“The disease of addiction is a chronic, devious bitch just waiting for you to slip-up.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“The 3Ds of Going Cold Turkey are: Detox, Detach and Declare”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“You can love an addict, but not unconditionally, because the ultimate condition is for him to get “treatment.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“Take it from me, all dependent relationships with drugs and alcohol end in divorce or death.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“It doesn’t matter if you’re the spouse, romantic partner, concerned friend, parent, or child, you still bring something precious to the table - something the addict depends on. What do you bring? You bring an “obligation by association.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“We are the sum of the decisions we make.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“Labels = Stigma = Low Self-Esteem = Self-Pity =
Drug/Alcohol Abuse Excuses”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict

“I abused alcohol and it abused me back.”
― D.C. Hyden, The Sober Addict