Amber Hollingsworth identifies a relapse warning sign: negative thoughts that compare your progress unfavorably to your expectations, like "I'm 30 days sober but my marriage is still broken." These thoughts feel true because they contain a kernel of truth, but they ignore counterarguments and positive facts.
If you're not careful, you can let your thoughts wander into the darkness. Something like, okay, I haven't drank in 30 days, but my marriage is still a mess. Or well, I quit using drugs, but that didn't fix everything. Or why does everyone else get to have fun and I don't? That sure doesn't seem fair. Now, all of those thoughts are really alluring because they may have a teensy bit of truth there. But when we focus in on those thoughts, we ignore some of the counter arguments or other things that are also there.
Addiction Turns “Me vs. Drinking” Into “Me vs. You” #addictionrecovery #addictionawareness
They Admit Everything Except the Addiction #addictionrecovery #addictionawareness
Stop Trying to Make Them Admit the Truth #addictionrecovery #addictionawareness
