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What Really Happens in Relapse

11 Dec 2023 · 0 min

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A short YouTube video by Amber Hollingsworth (Dec 11, 2023) that explains what really happens in relapse: relapse is not simply caused by external 'triggers' but by breaches of the recovery defenses a person has built. Hollingsworth emphasizes that sustained recovery strengthens walls/barriers (skills, supports, commitments) and that relapse requires those defenses to be broken through—not just encountering a trigger.

Because it's really not those triggers causing you to relapse. What happens is you may have a trigger that maybe make you want to, I'll give you that. But once you've, like, really had recovery, like you're doing good, then you've worked really hard, practiced all these skills, you built these supports, you've done all these things. And so your walls and your barriers against relapse are just stronger. And it's going to take a lot to bust through those barriers and those walls, those commitments you've made, because you've done all the.