ESSAY February 2026 - A Complete Stranger - Joost V., Spain

Enthusiasm for recovery and a newfound willingness to be honest without careful consideration before sharing can lead to an awkward situation.  In early recovery, I was so thrilled about having found a solution for my problem that I wanted to share it with everyone. My wife already knew about my addiction because she caught me many times. I told a friend who is a coach and a psychologist. It was in addition to things we had already spoken about. A couple of weeks later, my wife and I met at her place, and she had a visitor who was also a coach and psychologist.