Relapse Prevention: Understanding the Dangers of Instant Gratification
If you’re like many people, you probably have an IG account. I’m not talking about social media. I’m talking about Instant gratification. Our society has made it an expectation to have things instantly or quickly, whether it’s shopping and ordering food online, or paying for medications and surgeries to alter physical appearances. In a world […]
Relapse Prevention: Having Healthy Relationships and Supports
A fulfilled and healthy lifestyle includes healthy supports. Many people experience social anxiety, have been hurt by others, or may otherwise be reluctant to open themselves up to connect with others. Here’s an image to consider when thinking about the importance of healthy supports. If you are indoors or under some sort of roof right […]
Relapse Prevention: Using Healthy Boundaries
Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries helps you give yourself honor, respect, and also set the expectations of how you will be treated. In return, you will treat others the way you expect to be treated. If people unknowing/knowingly disrespect your boundaries, you will inform them that they are crossing a boundary and give them an […]
Relapse Prevention: Identifying and Managing Triggers
Triggers are areas in your life to which you have developed a heightened sensitivity. Triggers take the form of the nouns in your life: people, places, and things. Triggers are blips on the radar screen that let you know there is something that you are not okay with, and you may not even fully know […]
Relapse Prevention: Caring for Mental Health Needs
There is no relapse prevention and experiencing a quality of life in recovery without mental health care and support. Without question, it is essential to preventing relapse. You may have heard the difference between sobriety and recovery: Sobriety is about abstaining from harmful behaviors or substances. Recovery is about learning to take care of ourselves, […]
Relapse Prevention: The Power of Intentional Living with Self-Awareness
Intentional Living helps us slow the anxiety producing rush of the clock down, in order to connect with the needs of the present moment. This is the power of developing a sober mindset, which is what this site is named after. We connect with the present moment by choosing to slow down to help us […]
Relapse Prevention: The Power of Intentional Living with a Sober Mind
If you haven’t read the blog on Intentional Living, this will add an additional layer of support for relapse prevention and I highly recommend you check it out. I will share with you two sections from the Intentional Living series. “Among definitions of abstaining from intoxicants, Merriam Webster’s dictionary also defines sober as ‘unhurried,’ ‘calm,’ […]
Relapse Prevention Tips: Building Commitment
Building Clarity for a Strong Foundation in Long-Term Recovery Relapse is the main challenge in the lifestyle of recovery. Relapse (any harmful behaviors towards self/others, including substance use) can happen, but it doesn’t have to be a cycle- I once heard “a slip doesn’t have to turn into a slide.” Relapse can be incredibly discouraging, […]
Relapse Prevention Tips: Building One Mind
Building One Mind for a Strong Foundation in Long-Term Recovery Relapse is the main challenge in the lifestyle of recovery. Relapse (any harmful behaviors towards self/others, including substance use) can happen, but it doesn’t have to be a cycle- I once heard “a slip doesn’t have to turn into a slide.” Relapse can be incredibly […]
Foundational Truths of Relapse Prevention: Building Clarity
Building Clarity for a Strong Foundation in Long-Term Recovery Relapse is the main challenge in the lifestyle of recovery. Relapse (any harmful behaviors towards self/others, including substance use) can happen, but it doesn’t have to be a cycle- I once heard “a slip doesn’t have to turn into a slide.” Relapse can be incredibly discouraging, […]