Letter From My Addiction Template

When a person is undergoing treatment or wants to break away from an addiction, a helpful task can be writing a Letter From My Addiction . This letter will be written from the point of view of your addiction and how it negatively impacts your life. The intention is to help a person see how damaging the addiction is to encourage them to continue the process of maintaining sobriety. A Letter From My Addiction template can be downloaded below.

To write a Letter From My Addiction, include the following:

1. Opening greetings to yourself.

2. Keep the writing in first person, but as if the addiction were a person itself.

3. Dedicate each paragraph to a separate issue or problem your addiction has created, such as marital issues, inability to hold down a job, or pushing you to develop problematic friendships.

   • Go in-depth with each of these paragraphs. You will want to include all the negative impacts the addiction has caused, no matter how small it may be. By listing each problem it can help a person see how much of their life is dictated by the addiction.

4. Close the letter by explaining that the addiction will try to fight you while you seek help.

Haven't found the template you're looking for? Take a look at the related templates and samples below:

• Intervention Letter Template;
• Goodbye Letter to Addiction Template;
• Sample Invitation Letter for Guest Speaker at Church.