^I'm glad its worked for you, but the fact that you keep going back makes me question how sustainable the changes you make are and if they ARE sustainable, why do you keep going back?
Well, the way I see it, each stage in the transition to sobriety can be viewed on a scale of how "good" you feel.
We'll call "normal sobriety" a 5.
We'll call being opiated a 10.
We'll call chocolate covered hamburgers, stims, whores, and booze a 9.
Now..if you go straight to "normal sobriety", that former 5 is gonna feel more like a 2 or 3, because of what you've adapted to with the sex, drugs, and donuts. That's where healthy living comes into play. But in order for healthy living to even come close (and an 8 is about as good as we could ever expect, IMO), you really need to BUST YOUR MOTHER FUCKING ASS in the gym.
And sometimes, after all that exercise, sure, you get plenty of endorphins..but there's also gonna be times where you feel like you've been hit by a truck. And at about the 5-6 month point, I start to think.."Eh..a few vikes won't hurt me..what the hell", you know what I'm saying?
Then..BOOM..about a month later I'm physically dependent on opiates again. The binge carries on for however long it takes for me to realize I need to get clean again, then the cycle repeats.