Let me share with you – I’m a little bit of a rebel.
The “pink cloud” is when you take powerful and purposeful steps toward living your life without relying on food and/or alcohol for self-medicating purposes. You are hopeful and optimistic about the future even though you have some work to do. Sounds pretty good right?
It’s not, if you’re in some traditional recovery communities. According to them the pink cloud is a temporary state of denial, that eventually fades and drops you smack into reality hell, where misery and pain are sure to come calling. I guess choosing to live a better life can’t possibly be a happy place.
This can set a person who is experiencing some joy in recovery on pins and needles waiting for the floor to drop out from beneath them. It’s a story to believe as fact or throw your finger up at it and press on. I chose the latter.
The pink cloud is really about facing your truth, taking responsibility and doing better by you. Realize you’re not perfect and work on being the best you – you can be.
You can look at this one of two ways. Either you look at it as I’m broken or I’m committed to doing and being better. If you’re broken then you stop, progress is never made, it’s the final chapter in your story. If you’re committed to doing and being better then… this sucks, hurts like hell, but I am moving forward and making progress.
I say choose the pink cloud and never let go of it. Let it take you to new awarenesses, unexplored interests, yet to be discovered dreams.
I chose to get in my pink cloud and build on it over 10 years ago. Quite frankly, losing the businesses, cars, house, and stuff was nothing compared to those that I trusted trying to take away my sanctuary of hope, my pink cloud.
I surrendered everything to have peace. That peace gave me the ability to stand in my truth and face an unknown future fearlessly. I know without the truth I have nothing. I know if I live, do, and be my truth I have everything. That’s my pink cloud. It’s filled with hope and possibilities and continues to take me to new heights.
Are you ready to create your very own Pink Cloud?
– Teresa Rodden, Certified Life Coach
The “pink cloud” is an experience common to almost everyone that seeks recovery from drug addiction or alcoholism. Early stage recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism is a period of time that is comprised of a great many challenges and feelings which are difficult to manage. The individual recovering from drug addiction or alcoholism may still be experiencing cravings, symptoms associated with withdrawal or feelings for the first time in sobriety. Each day is a series of “ups and downs, highs and lows, usually accompanied by depression, frustration, hopelessness, anger, resentment which the addict or alcoholic is accustomed to coping with through the use of drugs, alcohol or unhealthy behavioral choices.
Then comes a day, followed by a series of days or weeks, where the addict or alcoholic experiences acceptance. He or she is excited at the prospect of what recovery from addiction and alcoholism has to offer and feel as if they have grasped what it takes to maintain quality recovery. All the work they have done in their addiction treatment center and self help group has paid off and they experience a reprieve from all the difficulties that have crossed their path. This reprieve, which is actually a feeling, lasts but for a period of time and as with any feeling, comes and goes. As this feeling of excitement and acceptance passes, the risk for relapse is great as the addict or alcoholic begin to doubt the quality of their recovery. They become scared and thoughts of their drug addiction or alcoholism reappear. Addicts and alcoholics will experience this “pink cloud” phenomenon many times in recovery. As their ability to cope with feelings and situations increase and they become more committed to their relapse prevention program, the less likely relapse is to occur.
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