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How to prevent relapse in recovery


We often hear that people enter therapy for recovery from addiction or repeating harmful patterns and heal temporarily. After staying clean for 2-3 months they again relapse into old behaviors. The main reason for the relapse is pseudo recovery. What this means is that sometimes in a fit of exasperation people decide that they want to change but the underlying issues are not fully fixed; hence when the inner pain from issues crops up again, the behaviors relapse.

In order to have permanent recovery, the following steps will have to be taken

a)       Hitting true bottom-There comes a day when a person decides they can’t live this way anymore and will do what it takes to change and then stay recovered. This is called true bottom.
b)      Addressing underlying issues-All harmful behaviors stem from unhealed emotional wounds and emotional pain/adaptation from childhood. They must be resolved and fixed .
c)       Staying away from stressors-There can be events and people around which we are more likely to repeat the harmful behaviors so its best to avoid them as much as possible.
These steps will ensure permanent recovery.


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