The Psychology Behind Craving vs. Wanting
By Cheryl Steinberg As recently as 2005, Alan Marlatt and Katie Witkiewitz described craving as "possibly the most widely studied and the most poorly understood concept in the study of drug addiction" in their book Relapse Prevention: Maintenance Strategies in... Learn MoreMy Second Time Around
Photo of Author: Justin Mckibben In the past I have written about my personal experiences in relation to my recovery. I’ve written about my first time in treatment, about my relapse and about my opinions on a few other topics.... Learn MoreNew Coffee Upgrade: Is It a Relapse?
Author: Justin Mckibben So we have already discussed how some people believe drinking coffee excessively should practically be considered a relapse. The mind and mood altering properties of coffee can be debated and analyzed all day, and opinions will still... Learn MoreTreating Addiction: Is anyone hopeless?
By Cheryl Steinberg When you’ve been to drug and alcohol rehab 4, 5, 7, even 10 times, you might think your situation is hopeless; that you’ll never “get it.” It certainly might seem that way but that’s just not the... Learn More12 Steps To Relapse
you're like, "I got this." By Cheryl Steinberg As a sort of tongue-in-cheek exercise, a different version of the 12 Steps were written. These steps are basically a guideline of what not to do if you want to stay clean... Learn MoreAddiction and the Catch-22
Author: Justin Mckibben The ‘Catch-22’ of addiction is a tricky delusion that too many addicts too often find themselves stuck in, which can quickly turn to a scary back-slide into old behaviors and ultimately into a relapse, depending on how... Learn More9 Most Common Reasons People Fail To Recover From Addiction
By Cheryl Steinberg We all want to be different, something we call ‘terminal uniqueness’ (see #9). As human beings with our own personal experiences, beliefs, values, and gifts, we are unique. But when it comes to addiction and recovery,... Learn MoreRelapse Behavior: Convincing Yourself You’re Not an Alcoholic
Author: Justin Mckibben Here again with another addition to the series that tries to address some of the more questionable conduct we catch ourselves slipping into in recovery, this segment on relapse behavior will be focused on the concept... Learn MoreRelapse Behavior: Lying
Relapse is a more complicated and drawn out process than most people like to give it credit. No one accidently shoots heroin or binge drinks, it doesn’t ‘Just Happen’ like so many people like to describe it. Like they went... Learn More11 Ways to Tell a Recovering Addict is Using Again
One of the working definitions of addiction is that it is a chronic, progressive, relapsing disorder. Now, relapse doesn’t have to be part of your recovery but, statistically speaking, relapse occurs at a rather high rate amongst people recovering from... Learn More“I’ll Only Use If…”
A bad break-up, disease, or a zombie apocalypse; these are a few hypothetical situations that many people may have joked about or taken into honest consideration in regards to a 'reason' to relapse. I know I myself have sat with... Learn MoreThe Day Before I Relapsed
Image of Author The Day Before I Relapsed I consider myself one of the lucky ones. I made it back. My relapse was a quick collapsing of my ego and my false sense of self-defined security. What I’ve set out... Learn More
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