Help-Seeking in Addiction Recovery Recovery from addiction isn’t just about quitting–it’s about rediscovering and reshaping who you are. Your identity influences every step, from relying on your own willpower to seeking support from others or finding meaning through community and spirituality. At the same time, the recovery process itself transforms your sense of self, building strength, purpose, and resilience. In other words, overcoming addiction is as much about changing habits as it is about changing identity. Addiction is a chronic condition characterized by episodes of relapse even after treatment has begun, with many years often required before achieving stable abstinence (Dennis et al., 2005). Thus, recovery from addiction is a…