Continuing on with my series of daily posts, today I am posting Step 4 of 11 basic but powerful strategies for achieving addiction recovery. Look for a Recovery Step and Strategy every day through September 17th. Use these steps and strategies to help guide you to a solid recovery.
Step 4 - Create
a Relapse Prevention Plan.Identify your triggers and high risk
situations. Triggers can be any
emotions, thoughts, beliefs, actions, relationships or situations that
make you want to engage in compulsive behaviours. Understand the legitimate needs behind your
triggers, i.e. the need to feel calm, loved, secure, confident, rested, worthy,
safe, etc. Find healthy ways to
begin to meet your needs. Avoid
‘using buddies’ and situations.
Recovery Strategy:As with step 1, you need to write down
your plans. This has many benefits,
not the least of which is having a living document that can guide you
through challenging or vulnerable situations. Very useful if you are believe you might
be slipping and are having trouble thinking ‘straight’. If you are stuck or could use support,
you might consider consulting with an addiction counsellor who can help you
put together an effective relapse prevention plan.
Stay Tuned Tomorrow For Step 5!
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September 2009 I am pleased to offer a Free 50 minute Consultation to
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With a twenty year history of counselling and consulting experience, I help people recover from Grief and Loss, Trauma, Addictions, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Workplace Bullying. My company - Recovery Counselling Solutions - offers specialized services designed to help people overcome these life challenges. Recovery Counselling focuses on helping people heal from emotional distress and injury, and helps restore and strengthen the psychological well being of individuals and their loved ones. I provide counselling and consulting at my office in central Vancouver, and WorldWide by telephone and internet. My belief is that no matter how harmful grief, psychological challenges or addictions have been in your life, you can recover and live a life of happiness, fufillment and purpose!
With a twenty year history of counselling and consulting experience, I help people recover from Grief and Loss, Trauma, Addictions, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Workplace Bullying. My company - Recovery Counselling Solutions - offers specialized services designed to help people overcome these life challenges. Recovery Counselling focuses on helping people heal from emotional distress and injury, and helps restore and strengthen the psychological well being of individuals and their loved ones. I provide counselling and consulting at my office in central Vancouver, and WorldWide by telephone and internet. My belief is that no matter how harmful grief, psychological challenges or addictions have been in your life, you can recover and live a life of happiness, fufillment and purpose!
