I was recently asked about my recovery program, particularly my method of managing stress and worry. It is a little unorthodox so I decided to make it a little easier to understand by drawing a diagram.
Seriously though, stress and worry are often the precursors to relapse so it is unfortunate that these are also two things in which alcoholics and addicts excel. There’s an old country saying that may be true for some, “Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere.” But for those of us in recovery, worry and stress actually do take us somewhere… a very bad place.
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