How much are you in touch with our feelings?
The reason I ask is that most relapses are due to the inability to cope with 'downers'... 'negative emotions'. Research has confirmed that alcoholics and addicts don't do well at all with these emotions.
My role is to teach recovering persons to be alongside painful emotions in a non-judgmental way. It's a philosophy of self-acceptance. This creates a new attitude to emerging feelings and moves the recovering person from fear and instant reactions, toward tolerance discomfort without seeking to use drink/drugs.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Can you look inside yourself?
What happens if you look within?
Are you able to look deep inside?...
or do you immediately feel the need to numb this out or deflect from this basic task.
The reason I ask is that being fearful of what lies inside is a cause of so much of the stress that leads to lapses or relapses. The payoff in a regular self-examination is that there is an appropriate sense of control over our inner worlds... this gives both relief and hope!
Innercare Services Int`l Inc. seeks to teach self care skills that can assist addicts - alcoholics in their long term recovery.
Peace,
Brian
www.innercare.org
1-604-746-1164
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