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Their Relapse Doesn’t Have to Be Yours #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #addictiontreatment

4 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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Amber Hollingsworth tells supporters of people in relapse to stay calm and not "jump on the relapse train" themselves. When you avoid panic, enabling, and resentment, the person who relapsed is more likely to face what happened and get back on track faster.

When you don't jump back on the relapse train with them, they get off of it pretty quick, or the roller coaster is what I call it. Don't get on the roller coaster with them and they'll get off quicker. So even if your loved one relapses, you don't relapse. And a lot of times it'll be short-lived. If you jump on there, and what I mean by jumping on there is lose your mind, go crazy, do all the things that you used to do that weren't helpful. And I know, Christy, you know this. I'm just talking because other people need to hear it too. They're just going to stay on there longer because they're going to go further back in denial. They're going to be resentful. They're going to be focused on their resentment and they're not going to learn their lesson.