Dallas Bragg says the election outcome is a chance to practice emotional control. Letting strong feelings drive your actions risks relapse, so treat it as training for resilience and keep your recovery power intact.
Hey, the election results, whether you agree with them or not, are a golden opportunity to brush up on your emotional regulation and your behavior regulation that will only strengthen your resolve to stay sober. If you allow yourself to be carried away by the emotion you're feeling, which by the way, you're allowed to have the feeling and the experience, but when it crosses a line of being letting you get carried away with it, it could lead to relapse. And if you relapse because of the election and because of the way that you handle the emotions of it, you are allowing the very force that you're fighting against to get yet another win over you.
