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Archive for the Relapse Category

Rehab After Relapse

Rehab After Relapse Rehab After Relapse: Is it necessary? As someone who works in the field of addiction treatment, this is a question I hear all the time. Many people who relapse on drugs and alcohol after completing treatment don’t think they should go back to rehab. I’ll […]

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5 Types of Relationships That Will Lead to Relapse

5 Types of Relationships That Will Lead to Relapse By Cheryl Steinberg Relapse depends on one thing: You. The choices you make, whether to do the work, take suggestions, and change people, places, and things is all within your power. And when it comes to relationships, there […]

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12 Steps To Relapse

12 Steps To Relapse 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 and sober, that is, if you continue to think in […]

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10 Ways Addicts Set Themselves Up for Relapse

10 Ways Addicts Set Themselves Up for Relapse By Cheryl Steinberg Recovery takes work, there’s no doubt about it. But, even if you are putting in the effort and willingness, there are other things you might be doing that are at odds with maintaining your sober lifestyle. […]

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Relapse Behavior: Convincing Yourself You’re Not an Alcoholic

Relapse 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 of convincing […]

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Relapse Behavior: Lying

Relapse 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 to sleep one night with […]

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“I’ll Only Use If…”

“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 a few friends […]

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7 Most Common Relapse Excuses…and How to Avoid Them

7 Most Common Relapse Excuses…and How to Avoid Them Relapse Defined A relapse can be defined as to fall or slide back into a former state. When someone who abused alcohol or other drugs relapses, it means that they have returned to using their DOC (drug of […]

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