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Originally Posted by twelvebars
I've been through a cycle of recovery and relapse myself. Personally, I believe my relapses generally occur by not learning new ways to handle difficult, stressful or emotional situations - mood swings, grief, mania, excitement, money troubles, rejection etc - I'm fine at keeping the ship on course when things are easy or good, but when things change I react in learned, habitual ways. So my view is it's important to learn to slow down when these things occur and not react too quickly, try and think of different ways of dealing with whatever is bothering/troubling. I've still got a long way to go, but that's my personal view on recovery/relapse cycles.
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I too believe much as Twelvebars dose. I need to develop and maintain some recovery and sober living skills in order to successfully navigate the ups and downs of daily living without resorting to alcohol/drug use.
Making positive changes in life in not always easy. I feel recovery is much like many things in life that need to be worked at in order to accomplish. And like many accomplishments, it takes patience, practice and perseverance to get the job done.
I still have much to learn as to do for making my life better drug/alcohol free. And as long as I stay in dual-diagnosis treatment,
no matter what, I will do well.
Keep at your recovery Dubblemonkey, you can do this thing!
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