How we react when someone tells us they've relapsed matters. Gasping, judging, or showing shock pushes them deeper into isolation. Compassionate, non-shaming language keeps them connected to recovery.
I think it's about how we speak to somebody who says, I've relapsed, what do I do? And I think that is what can change everything, can get someone back into it. Yeah. Like you talk about 10 years ago when there was still, well, there still is some, but when there was a lot more, I dunno, the word shame was, was used. And you know, it doesn't help. Like, I, one thing that does trigger me is when I talk about how, like, people's reactions when they found out I did 3 types of drugs on one night when I had sex, or when I talk about how much, how much alcohol I used to drink, and they go, oh my God, and I just want to slap them. It's like, whoa, that's— you don't say that. So I think, well, I think that does help a lot of people is what is the right thing to say, and maybe you might need to get to know that person.
