This self-assessment draws inspiration from Harold Ramis's "Groundhog Day" to help individuals in recovery identify, understand, and transform the repetitive patterns that characterize both addiction and recovery. Just as Phil Connors found himself trapped in an endless loop of February 2nd, individuals struggling with addiction often experience their own version of temporal imprisonment—cycling through the same destructive patterns, making the same promises, and experiencing the same consequences in an endless repetition that feels impossible to escape.

The brilliance of using "Groundhog Day" as a recovery metaphor lies in its illustration of how true change comes not from escaping our circumstances but from fundamentally altering how we engage with them. Phil's journey from exploitation and despair to growth and connection mirrors the recovery path from active addiction through acceptance to transformation. The film demonstrates that freedom emerges not when external circumstances change, but when we develop new responses to existing realities.