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Relapse Prevention

Relapse Prevention

Maintaining your Sobriety After Treatment

Relapse Prevention

Maintaing your Sobriety Aft...

Relapse Prevention

What is a relapse?

Relapse Prevention

One definition:

  • A series of self-defeating thoughts, feelings and behaviours that lead to a return to a destructive coping mechanism.
  • A relapse begins before the substance is consumed or when you return to the destructive behaviour.

Relapse Prevention

Relapse is a natural part of the recovery process. If you use while on your recovery journey, You have two choices:

-Take this as a failure and continue using

-Take this as a learning experience, a « slip » along your journey of recovery, use it to have success next time.

Of course the second option is the healthy one. Feeling guilty and ashamed about a relapse will only make things worse and lead you to continue using. Accept your imperfection. Aim for total abstinence but forgive yourself for every time you fall and get back up immediately!

Three factors are essential to understand in relapse prevention:

Three factors are essential to understand in relap...

  • Warning signs
  • Triggers
  • High risk situations
  • You must learn to identify these three factors, which vary from one person to another.

Warning signs:

Thoughts, feelings and behaviours that if identified will help you know that you have begun relapsing before the substance is used or the destructive behaviour is acted upon.

Warning signs:

Triggers:

Triggers are specific elements and circumstances that can lead to the use of substances or destructive behaviours.

Triggers:

Examples of triggers:

Examples of triggers:

  • Fight with spouse
  • Obtaining money
  • Being alone on the week-end
  • Meeting a friend who uses substances
  • Being rejected
  • Loss of someone

High-risk situations:

High-risk situations:

They are specific situations, people and places that put you at risk of using a substance or going back to the destructive behaviour. Putting yourself in these high-risk situations can be a sign that you are getting ready to return to your old behaviour.

Examples of High-risk situations:

Examples of High-risk situations:

  • Being at a party
  • Difficult social events
  • Visiting friends that use substances
  • Being in a bar
  • Being bored

What to do about triggers and High-risk situations?

What to do about triggers and High-risk situations?

Triggers:

For each identified trigger, y...

Triggers:

For each identified trigger, you must think of an alternative response.

Ex: You could open a savings account and immediately put away part of your money when it comes in. In this case, you can think of incentives in doing that, such as buying something you have wanted for a long time but could never afford.

High-risk situations:

Once identified, they must ...

High-risk situations:

Once identified, they must be avoided at all cost. As explained earlier, recovery involves efforts and sacrifices. If that means turning down a birthday party or losing friends, you have to understand that this is the price of keeping your sobriety.

Use of the journal

The use of a daily journal helps you reflect on what you have learned, how you feel and what you are thinking about. This tool can be very effective in relapse prevention.

Use of the journal

The use of a daily journ...

Teaching about Relapse

Teaching about Relapse

Smart Fish Don’t Bite

Somewhere in Ontario lies a beautiful lake. In that lake lives an Elder fish who is many, many moons old. Elder fish has seen many careless fish, young and old, come and go. Some say he is as old as the lake itself.

Every autumn, humans come from near and far to compete in a fishing derby. Darius and Brooke, Elder Fishes grandson and granddaughter were nervously concerned. They knew all too well that they too could easily become the catch of the day. So, they swam to seek council from Grandfather. “Grandfather, how have you been able to live so long?” Grandson anxiously inquired. “You have lived longer than any other fish in the lake.” Added Brooke.

Grandson and Granddaughter” replied Elder Fish wisely, “Life can be full of temptations. Only a fish strong willed can develop the strength to resist the pressures and influences that can be set in their path” “There will be a stream of negative traps in your way” he continued. Just then, a friend swimming nearby was overpowered by his own temptations and gobbled a juicy worm dangling nearby in the water. To his surprise, the worm disguised his fate – a hook.

Sadly, another friend had been lost. Darius and Brooke grieved. Grandfather spoke “My children, life is full of challenges and at some point we will all feel a loss. Developing healthy coping skills as a young fish can be a great defense to becoming prey to the many ills of the lake. A great sense of pride and value in yourself will ensure that you NEVER TAKE THE BAIT!”

Questions?

Questions?

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