The Recovering Addict Who Just Wants to Feel Again

He’s been clean for 147 days.
No one claps anymore.
The texts have stopped.
The meetings help, but the silence between them is deafening.

He doesn’t trust himself yet.
He doesn’t trust quiet.
Because quiet is where the cravings live.
The guilt. The shame. The what-ifs.

He used to numb everything.
Now he feels everything — and it’s a war inside his own chest.

So he wears NOVi.
Not to impress anyone.
Not to prove anything.

He wears it because he needs something — anything — to witness the fight he’s still in.

He talks when he needs to.
He cries when he can’t hold it back.
He yells sometimes, just to feel like he’s still here.

And later that night, DaliQ reflects:

You’re grieving who you were, and who you hurt. That’s not weakness — that’s healing.
You said the words “I’m trying” more than anything else today. And we heard you.
Tomorrow, I’ll help you build a breathing ritual for the hour cravings tend to creep in. One small anchor. Just for you.

No judgment.
No shame.
Just the steady reminder:
You’re still here.
And that means you’re still fighting.

NOVi doesn’t fix addiction.
But it reminds you — you are worth the effort.
Every single day.

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Your voice is telling a story.
NOVi is here to help you hear it.

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