dalin
10-31-2008, 03:46 AM
For the holidays?... ......... ......... ......
For any time, any place, any where !
Sixteen relapse symptoms to watch out for:
1. Exhaustion - Allowing oneself to become overly tired; usually
associated with work addiction as an excuse for not facing personal
frustrations.
2. Dishonesty - Begins with pattern of little lies; escalated to self-
delusion and making excuses for not doing what's called for.
3. Impatience - I want what I want NOW. Others aren't doing what I
think they should or living the way I know is right.
4. Argumentative - No point is too small or insignificant not to be
debated to the point of anger and submission.
5. Depression - All unreasonable, unaccountable despair should be
exposed and discussed, not repressed: what is the "exact nature" of
those feelings?
6. Frustration - Controlled anger/resentment when things don't go
according to our plans. Lack of acceptance. See #3.
7. Self-pity - Feeling victimized, put-upon, used, unappreciated:
convinced we are being singled out for bad luck.
8. Cockiness - Got it made. Know all there is to know. Can go
anywhere, including frequent visits just to hang-out at bars, boozy
parties,hanging around using addicts,acting "normal".
9. Complacency - Like #8, no longer sees value of daily program,
meetings, contact with other addicts, (especially sponsor!), feels
healthy, on top of the world, things are going well. Heck may even be
cured!
10. Expecting too much of others - Why can't they read my mind? I've
changed, what's holding them up? If they just do what I know is best
for them? Leads to feeling misunderstood, unappreciated. See #6.
11. Letting up on disciplines - Allowing established habits of
recovery - meditations, prayer, spiritual reading, NA contact, daily
inventory, meetings - - to slip out of our routines; allowing
recovery to get boring and no longer stimulating for growth. Why
bother?!
12. Using mood-altering chemicals - May have a valid medical reason,
but misused to help avoid the real problems of impending addict
relapse.
13. Wanting too much - Setting unrealistic goals: not providing for
short-term successes; placing too much value on material success, not
enough on value of spiritual growth.
14. Forgetting gratitude - Because of several listed above, may lose
sight of the abundant blessings in our everyday lives: too focused on
# 13.
15. "It can't happen to me." - Feeling immune; forgetting what we
know about the disease of addiction and its progressive nature.
16. Omnipotence - A combination of several attitudes listed above;
leads to ignoring danger signs, disregarding warnings and advice from
fellow members.
For any time, any place, any where !
Sixteen relapse symptoms to watch out for:
1. Exhaustion - Allowing oneself to become overly tired; usually
associated with work addiction as an excuse for not facing personal
frustrations.
2. Dishonesty - Begins with pattern of little lies; escalated to self-
delusion and making excuses for not doing what's called for.
3. Impatience - I want what I want NOW. Others aren't doing what I
think they should or living the way I know is right.
4. Argumentative - No point is too small or insignificant not to be
debated to the point of anger and submission.
5. Depression - All unreasonable, unaccountable despair should be
exposed and discussed, not repressed: what is the "exact nature" of
those feelings?
6. Frustration - Controlled anger/resentment when things don't go
according to our plans. Lack of acceptance. See #3.
7. Self-pity - Feeling victimized, put-upon, used, unappreciated:
convinced we are being singled out for bad luck.
8. Cockiness - Got it made. Know all there is to know. Can go
anywhere, including frequent visits just to hang-out at bars, boozy
parties,hanging around using addicts,acting "normal".
9. Complacency - Like #8, no longer sees value of daily program,
meetings, contact with other addicts, (especially sponsor!), feels
healthy, on top of the world, things are going well. Heck may even be
cured!
10. Expecting too much of others - Why can't they read my mind? I've
changed, what's holding them up? If they just do what I know is best
for them? Leads to feeling misunderstood, unappreciated. See #6.
11. Letting up on disciplines - Allowing established habits of
recovery - meditations, prayer, spiritual reading, NA contact, daily
inventory, meetings - - to slip out of our routines; allowing
recovery to get boring and no longer stimulating for growth. Why
bother?!
12. Using mood-altering chemicals - May have a valid medical reason,
but misused to help avoid the real problems of impending addict
relapse.
13. Wanting too much - Setting unrealistic goals: not providing for
short-term successes; placing too much value on material success, not
enough on value of spiritual growth.
14. Forgetting gratitude - Because of several listed above, may lose
sight of the abundant blessings in our everyday lives: too focused on
# 13.
15. "It can't happen to me." - Feeling immune; forgetting what we
know about the disease of addiction and its progressive nature.
16. Omnipotence - A combination of several attitudes listed above;
leads to ignoring danger signs, disregarding warnings and advice from
fellow members.