A is for Associate. We need to detach and divorce ourselves from people who are toxic to our recovery. It is best to not associate and hang out with people, who can jeopardize our sobriety. I had family and friends, who tried to sabotage my recovery, because if they looked at me, they had to look at themselves, so they would take actions to set me up for relapse. Many no longer associate with you, because you are one of them. They don't understand the disease or that it is a disease. Others no longer want to associate with you, because they figure you are no fun now that you aren't using.
I had to detach from my family and my recovery people were my source of strength, they loved me back to good health.
