This kind of secret keeping creates shame and depression. Recovery requires that an individual have a thought out plan of action. Recovery is about breaking the secrecy and isolation. Recovery means recovering the ability to feel. There are many paths to recovery.
Recovery means reconnecting to a power within and outside of oneself.
The addiction is not same entity as the human being that is afflicted by it. The addiction is like a parasite or virus that invades the host, living off of it. The addiction is mindless. The human is mindful. Recovery is the process of recovering intelligence.